The Bemidji Christmas Bird count is only 3 days away! The habit of soaring low over fields and meadows makes it easy to identify a Northern Harrier from other hawk species. Often seen coursing low over grasslands, the Northern Harrier can be easily identified by a white rump and long, narrow, wings held up in a “V.” It is a common and widespread bird across all but the most northern reaches of Canada and the continental states. Projections show its current winter range (which also extends well into Middle America) to be quite stable. Audubons climate model shows that the American population of this species, which is sometimes treated separately from birds in the Old Word, may undergo a shift northward and experience a significant contraction of summer range, losing 85 percent of its current range during that season. (Tom Talbott/Flickr Creative Commons) climate.audubon.org/birds/norhar/northern-harrier
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:00:01 +0000
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