Circus hudsonius
(L 18" WS 43" Wt 15 oz)
Elkhorn Slough Nat’l
Reserve
19Dec2012
One of the few raptors with
striking male/female differences.
Female - is
mottled in
browns.
Salton Sea/Imperial
Valley area
06Jan2014
Circus in Greek refers to a
partly mythical hawk.
© Michael
Andersen
Macaulay
Library
© BirdNote,
Ellen
Blackstone