She is a slender hawk, brown above, with a dark-streaked, buff breast and a long, barred tail. A ring of light-colored feathers surrounds her face, giving her a facial disc similar to that of an owl.

The bird I have photographed here is a northern harrier. It is a medium-size hawk native to North America. Its summer range extends into Northern Canada and Alaska, but its winter range brings it ...

The northern harrier was found near Platte Center in Platte County in September, said Betsy Finch, manager of raptor rehabilitation for Fontenelle Forest's Raptor Recovery. The hawk came in with a ...

As Jerry's camera was rolling, he suddenly noticed a Northern Harrier hawk sneak up behind the owl. The hawk seemed to want the vole as well and launched a surprise attack. However, in the end ...

If you’ve ever looked at a hawk versus an owl, the differences are usually pretty obvious. However, when it comes to the ...

This is the first northern harrier of the migration season ... Oil and gas exploration is fragmenting many hawk habitats. Urban-suburban growth, pesticides, herbicides, electricity lines and ...

A common hawk of wet deciduous woodlands ... broad-winged lacks the pale crescent at the base of the primaries. Juvenile Northern Harrier is rufous underneath, but long tail, thin wings, and ...

The following sightings were reported to Newburyport Birders this week. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders.com or by calling 978-204-2976. Various areas in Ipswich ...

Noha, a long-winged and long-tailed hawk called a northern harrier, will be one of 21 raptor “ambassadors” representing his species at the fall Owl-O-Ween. Harriers are rarely sighted in the ...

Freddy Moyano was afield late Tuesday in East Wisconsin when the owl pursued the harrier and delivered what Moyano described as a “super-kick,” sending the harrier briefly tumbling.