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Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

Photo by EmilyMarino
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Field Notes

Description:

A hawk of the North, the Rough-legged Hawk breeds in Arctic tundra and taiga regions around the northern hemisphere. Both dark and light forms are common, with many birds intermediate between the extremes.

Habitat:

farmland

Notes:

This was a very active field. Three rough legged hawks and a couple harrier were seen flying and landing in this field. One of them must have just made a kill.

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Wildlife with Snow, Frost, and Ice - NorthEastern United States
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PublishedMarch 3, 2013

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