Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
(L 18" WS 43" Wt 15 oz)
One of the few raptors with
striking male/female differences.
I saw a hunter by a country road,
In tandem with me he sailed as I drove.
(Ormond)
Elkhorn Slough Nat’l
Reserve
19Dec2012
Female - is
mottled in
browns.
Salton Sea/Imperial
Valley area
06Jan2014
Obvious white rump.