Harris's Hawk

Description:

Harris's is a dark brown hawk with white tail-coverts and white at the base of the tail. The upper wing-coverts, wing lining, and flanks are rusty or chestnut colored. Its bill is light blue with a black tip. As with other raptors, females are larger than males. Juveniles are similar to adults but have a less rufous coloring, buffy spots on the belly, white under the wing, and lots of dusky barring on the tail.

Habitat:

Falconry demonstration in rural sage/cheatgrass field.

Notes:

Since about 1980, Harris's Hawks have been increasingly used in falconry and are now the most popular hawks in the West (outside of Asia) for that purpose, as they are the easiest to train and the most social.