Birds Identified: Northern Harrier/Marsh Hawk
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Northern Harrier/Marsh Hawk has these characteristics:
- Still perching
- Continuous flying
- Larger than robin
- Tail long
- Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
- Streaks (long spots)
- Tail bands (across)
- North summer (June through August)
- North winter (November through February)
- South summer (June through August)
- South winter (November through February)
- Field habitat
- Marsh habitat
- Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
- Perched low (generally below middle of trees when perched or foraging)
- On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
- Soaring flight (gliding or circling on set wings)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org