Northern Harrier

There are three distinctive different morphs you can ID. Unlike most raptors, this species is sexually dimorphic, which means you can tell males from females based on plumage coloration. Simply based on color (and not baring, streaking, spotting, etc.), females are brown on bottom and top, males are white on bottom and are bluish-gray on top, and juveniles also look different, with a pumpkiny orange-cinnamon color. In Norther California, one in ten of Harriers is a male.