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The Rusty Squirrel-Hawk AKA Ferruginous Hawk

10,000 Birds

They are often seen on the ground since their prey consists mainly of rabbit, prairie dog and, you guessed it, ground squirrel. For the past five years I have been fortunate to have a Ferruginous Hawk wintering near a farm in a grassland area below the foothills where I live. And this is what the dark morph looks like.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond.

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