northern+harrier

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The Northern Harrier is an all season migrant, they migrate in September, October, and November over hawk mountain. Over 300 birds fly over the heights of hawk mountain every year. Northern Harriers are also known as a Marsh hawk. They are slender birds, medium sized raptor, with long, barred tail and a distinctive white rump. They are known for flying low to the ground, with their wings held in a slight "V" shape.



The Northern Harrier has an owl like facial disk, that is recognizable from close range.



In this picture, you can see the owl like face of the Northern Harrier. Northern Harriers have the same ability that the owl does, they can twist their heads 3 quarters of the way around their body.



This is a map of the migration pattern of a Northern Harrier.

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Female Northern Harrier will preform some sort of dance in the air, to attract a mate. In their dance, they will hover around in circles, and they would teeter back and forth.

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This is a video of a Northern Harrier eating a smaller bird in someones backyard.

The differences between a Northern Harrier, an Osprey, and an Eagle, is that a Northern Harrier doesn't eat fish. They have a more diverse diet, of rabbits, squirrels, and other smaller birds, they would also eat ground hogs if they got the chance.