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Circus cyaneus
Marsh hawk that prefers to fly low, and perching low. Owlish eyes and long tail with white rump.
Witnessed this hawk hunting during high tide. Ridgeway's Rails and Soras were having difficulty hiding and the hawk circled until it was able to grab one. I discovered by the exit photos that it was a Sora.
Marshlands
Spotted on Dec 5, 2014
Submitted on Dec 5, 2014
6 Comments
Thank you Lisa.
Congrats! This spotting has been featured as a PN Fact of the Day.
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Feathers are one of the distinguishing characteristics of birds. They have a wide variety of functions too, they are important for flight, camouflage, regulation of body temperature, territorial dominance, and in attracting a mate. Feathers are made of keratin, a protein which is also used to make horn and hair by different animals and beaks by birds.
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) spotted in California, USA by PN member Jellis: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/107...
Great series....
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Thank you Geoffrey. I got lucky when I was only go there to see the Rails because of the extreme high tide. The Harrier was circling and I could hear squawking from either the Sora, Virgina or Ridgeway's Rail.
Nice photos, they all seem to be be pretty clear.