. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . United States and Can-ada, most al)undant west of the Miss. PIGEON HAWK357. Falco columharius. 12 in. Adult male, bluish slate above, with black shaft linesto the feathers; below buffy on the breast, sides andthighs; streaked on the breast and barred on the Hankswith black; tai^ with four black bauds. Fenuile andyoung, blackish brown above; below streaked withdusky. These little falcons are very bold and coura-geous wlien led by the pangs of hunger, chasing theirprey close to human beings, and they have been knownto
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . United States and Can-ada, most al)undant west of the Miss. PIGEON HAWK357. Falco columharius. 12 in. Adult male, bluish slate above, with black shaft linesto the feathers; below buffy on the breast, sides andthighs; streaked on the breast and barred on the Hankswith black; tai^ with four black bauds. Fenuile andyoung, blackish brown above; below streaked withdusky. These little falcons are very bold and coura-geous wlien led by the pangs of hunger, chasing theirprey close to human beings, and they have been knownto follow birds, which, in their fright, have dashedthrough windows in houses. They live upon any of thesmaller birds, as well as rodents, grasshoppers andother insects. Nest.—Usually a slight platform of twigs in trees,deep in the woods, less often in cavities in trees, andsometimes on ledges; eggs buffy, heavily blotched withchestnut. (). Range.—Breeds chiefly north of the United States,but occasionally on the northern border; winters innorthern United 2i:
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