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They breed in freshwater and brackish marshes, lightly grazed meadows, old fields, tundra, dry upland prairies, drained marshlands, high-desert shrubsteppe, and riverside woodlands across Canada and the northern United States. Western populations tend to breed in dry upland habitats, while northeastern and Midwestern populations tend to breed in wetlands. During winter they use a range of habitats with low vegetation, including deserts, coastal sand dunes, pasturelands, croplands, dry plains, grasslands, old fields, estuaries, open floodplains, and marshes.

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7. The species is often called the marsh hawk because it inhabits open marshlands and wet meadows. It got the name “harrier” due to its habit of raiding or harrying its prey.
8.☆ A female, after receiving
prey in flight from the male, will not return directly to the nest but will make several false landings to confuse predators.
9.  Female harriers will repeatedly attack other hawks that soar over the nesting territory; they will even drive away crows and eagles. Humans that approach too close to a nest are often dived at by the protective female.

10. Northern Harrier fossils dating from 11,000 to 40,000 years ago have been unearthed in northern Mexico.

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http://portal.ct.gov

http://www.arkive.org/northern-harrier/circus-cyaneus/video-00.html

http://www.withmephotographyblog.com/7-interesting-facts-about-the-northern-harrier

www.google.com

https://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/Northern_Harrier

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The Northern Harrier does not have many concerns but, the draining of wetlands, reforestation of farmlands, and intensification of agriculture are thought to have reduced prey availability and nesting sites making this bird one of the least concerned birds on the scale.

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1. Northern Harriers are the most owl-like of hawks (though they’re not related to owls). They rely on hearing as well as vision to capture prey.

2.☆Male Harriers tend to have greenish-yellow eyes, while females have dark chocolate eyes. Yet both genders eyes turn yellowish.
3. There are many collective nouns for a group of harriers, the most common names you'll hear is a "swarm" or "harassment" of harriers.
4. The Northern Harrier is declining in count due to wetlands drainage, livestock grazing, and monocultural farming.
5.☆The Northern Harrier is capable of horizontal speed in pursuit of prey. Speeds of 38 mph have been reported.

6. The northern harrier has a remarkable sense of hearing. Like owls, it has a curved, sound-reflecting facial ruff which, when combined with characteristic low flight, enables the bird to locate prey by sound.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Northern Harrier's predators consist of...
Striped Skunks, Raccoons, Red Foxes, American Crows, Common Ravens, Great Horned Owls, Coyotes, and Feral Dogs.
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The Northern Harrier's prey consists of...
Deer Mice, Horse Mice, Shrews, Rabbits, Songbirds.

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Circus Cynaeus

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kingdom: Anamailia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accpitriformes
Family: Accpitridae
Genus: Circus
Species: Cynaeus
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