. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA PISH AND GAME 137 any rate, it often kills more birds than it eats. Stomachs of two duck hawks from southern California, each contained the remains of a mourn- ing dove. The short tail, pointed wings, slate-colored back, and black patches on the face should help in identifying this bird; but the gen- eral actions are still more useful in recognizing it. The prairie falcon, much like a duck hawk in appearance, lives in the r
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA PISH AND GAME 137 any rate, it often kills more birds than it eats. Stomachs of two duck hawks from southern California, each contained the remains of a mourn- ing dove. The short tail, pointed wings, slate-colored back, and black patches on the face should help in identifying this bird; but the gen- eral actions are still more useful in recognizing it. The prairie falcon, much like a duck hawk in appearance, lives in the rough foothill country, nesting about cliffs, and is noted as a destroyer of ground squirrels. Although a close relative to the duck hawk, it is to be numbered among the beneficial species. BENEFICIAL HAWKS. The two best known beneficial hawks are the red-tailed hawk (see fig. 42) and the sparrow hawk (see fig. 43). The former is the large. Fig. 4o. Sparrow Hawk (Falco sparverius). Bureau of Biological Survey. Courtesy of the United States hawk commonly misnamed "hen hawk," which is most often to be seen soaring around and around high in the air over open country, or perched conspicuously on top of a dead tree or telegraph pole. In the adult bird, the tail is reddish brown, Init in the young birds the tail is barred. The common hawk call, sounding like the syllables "pee-yare," which so often drives poultry to cover, is given by this bird, but it very seldom bothers birds of any kind. The red-tailed hawk is a typical rodent hawk, having large clums}^ feet suitable for capturing small animals on the ground. In flight also, the bird is too slow and clumsy to be suc- cessful in capturing birds. The occasional red-tail that attacks poultry. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cali
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