Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Summary 3
L 18” Wt. 12oz
Description: The Northern Harrier is a long slim hawk with a long tail and a white patch at the base of the tail that is visible when the hawk is flying. Adult males are grayish in color and the adult females are brownish.
Habitat: Open prairie and grasslands.
Fun Facts: The Northern Harrier holds their wings in a slight V shape unlike most hawks that hold their wings flat.
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- Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_cyaneus
