. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . IflO. 200 MARSH HAWK331. Circus Iiitdsoniiis. 19 in. Upper tail coverts and base of tail white. ]\Iale,)lne-gray above; below whitisii, streaked ami barredwith rusty. Female and yoiinii.—Above rusty brown-ish-black; below rusty with dusky streaks on the breastand sides. As shown by its nanu\ this hawk is f(jundmost abundantly in or around niarslies or wet have found them especially abundant in boggy marshessuch as frequented by bitterns. Their flight is quietand owl-like, and as they do most of their feedi
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . IflO. 200 MARSH HAWK331. Circus Iiitdsoniiis. 19 in. Upper tail coverts and base of tail white. ]\Iale,)lne-gray above; below whitisii, streaked ami barredwith rusty. Female and yoiinii.—Above rusty brown-ish-black; below rusty with dusky streaks on the breastand sides. As shown by its nanu\ this hawk is f(jundmost abundantly in or around niarslies or wet have found them especially abundant in boggy marshessuch as frequented by bitterns. Their flight is quietand owl-like, and as they do most of their feedingtoward dusk, they often seem like owls as they flitby without a sound. Their food is composed chiefly ofmeadow inice and moles, which they spy and dashdown upon as they fly at low elevations. Notes.—A .shrill whistle when their nest is ap-])voaclieil. Nest.—Of grasses, on the ground in marshes; four)lain bluisli-white eggs. (); May, June. Range.—Breeds locally in the whole of the UnitedStates and Canada, nortli to Hudson Bay; winters inthe southern half of the
Size: 1353px × 1847px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1910
