• There is no open season on those species of wild animal, wild bird, fish, reptile or amphibian classified as protected.
• There is no closed season on those species of wild animals or wild birds classified as unprotected.

NAC 503.050 Protected Birds

1. Are all species of nongame birds protected by the provisions of Federal law.

2. Are all species of the Orders Falconiformes (vultures, hawks and falcons) and Stigiformes (owls) and of the Family Pelicanidae (pelicans).

3. Include:

Protected Birds	Common Name	Scientific Name
(a) Eagle	Bald	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
	Gold	Aquila chrysaetos
(b) Falcon	Pigeon Hawk	Falco columbarius
	Prairie	Falco mexicanus
	Sparrow Hawk	Falco sparverius
(c) Hawk	Cooper’s	Accipiter cooperii
	Ferruginous	Buteo regalis
	Goshawk	Accipiter gentilia
	Harris	Parabuteo unicinctus
	Marsh	Circus cyaneus
	Red-tailed.	Buteo jamaicensis
	Rough-legged	Buteo lagopus
	Sharp-shinned	Accipiter striatus
	Swainson’s	Buteo swainsoni
(d) Ibis	White-faced Glossy	Plegadis chihi
(e) Kingfisher		Megaceryle alcyon
(f) Common Nighthawk		Chordeiles minor
(g) Lesser Nighthawk		Chordeiles acutipennis
(h) Osprey		Pandion haliaetus
(i) Owl	Barn	Tyto alba
	Burrowing	Speotyto cunicularia
	Great Horned	Bubo virginianus
	Long-eared	Asio otus
	Short-eared.	Asio flammeus
(j) Pelican	Brown	Pelecanus occidentalis
	White	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
(k) Road Runner		Geococcyx californianus
(l) Vulture	Turkey	Cathartes aura

4. Include the following species which are further classified as ENDANGERED:

Endangered Birds	Common Name	Scientific Name
(a) Eagle	Southern Bald	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(b) Falcon	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus

NAC 503.055 Unprotected birds.

1. Are all species of birds which are not classified as game, protected, threatened or endangered birds.

2. Include:

Unprotected Birds	Common Name	Scientific Name
Sparrow House		Passer domesticus
Starling.		Sturnus vulgaris