. Common birds of town and country . Marsh Hawk OSPHET Turkey BuzzardBald Eagle Male, upper; immature, lower 526 HAWK (Circus hudsonius). Length, about 19 inches. The ashy upper parts,white rump and long tail of the adult male suffi-ciently distinguish this hawk; while the fuseousupper parts and buff under parts much streakedwith brown distinguish the female and young. Range: Breeds through much of Canada, southto the middle United States; winters in the UnitedStates, especially in the south. Though not exclusively a marsh frequenter, as itsname might seem to imply, this hawk prefers o
. Common birds of town and country . Marsh Hawk OSPHET Turkey BuzzardBald Eagle Male, upper; immature, lower 526 HAWK (Circus hudsonius). Length, about 19 inches. The ashy upper parts,white rump and long tail of the adult male suffi-ciently distinguish this hawk; while the fuseousupper parts and buff under parts much streakedwith brown distinguish the female and young. Range: Breeds through much of Canada, southto the middle United States; winters in the UnitedStates, especially in the south. Though not exclusively a marsh frequenter, as itsname might seem to imply, this hawk prefers opencountry, and its favorite hunting grounds aremeadow and marsh, in which it nests on the flies rather low, the better to see and drop sud-denly upon the luckless meadow mice—its favoritefood. Unfortunately small birds form part of itsfare, and there are localities, like Cape Cod andMarthas Vineyard, in Massachusetts, where thishawk has earned a bad reputation as a destroyer ofpoultry and game. Howe -., over much the la
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