When I first saw a northern harrier the etymology traced back, made sense.
Horned Lark
Horned larks are our only native lark species in North America (meadowlarks are members of the Icterid, or blackbird, family). Horned larks are open country birds that historically were found in short cover such as short-grass prairies and the tundra; they are also found in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa.
Northern Shrike
Pine Siskin
Northern Saw-whet Owl
“At night in the fall there are probably these little owls about the size of a soda can that weigh as much as a robin flying over [your] house and we're completely oblivious to it.” Scott Weidensaul in an interview with Terry Gross for Fresh Air, Oct. 20 2015. You can find the whole fascinating interview here.
