Hen Harrier

Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Hen-harrier
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/h/henharrier/
Identifies locations of eight sites in Britain where the hen-harrier might be sighted. Gives current worrying conservation status, illustration, and distribution map of UK.

BBCi Nature Wildfacts - Hen Harrier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/236.shtml
Describes these birds in every stage of their life, from newborn chick to maturity. Also offers a sample of their alarm call.

Bird of the Week - Northern Harrier
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/NORHAR/
Illustrates what the bird looks like roosting and fighting. Reviews its diet and its habit of sharing territory with short-eared owls.

Birds of Britain - Hen Harrier
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/hen-harrier.htm
Out-lines the bird’s roosting, flocking, and feeding behaviours. Shares colour illustrations of the species.

Birds of Nova Scotia - Northern Harrier
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0087.htm
Find out how to distinguish the male and female of this species. Read about its breeding, range, and food habits.

Buteo.com - Northern Harrier
http://www.buteo.com/nharrier.html
Talk about the harrier’s feather adaptations that aid its hearing. Also shows several photos of the bird.

Hawk Conservancy, The - Hen Harrier
http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/henharry.shtml
Download audio files and listen to the hen harrier’s call. Also read about its diet, range and breeding habits.

Nature of New England - Northern Harrier
http://www.nenature.com/NorthernHarrier.htm
Includes a colour photograph of this bird and facts about its habitat and diet. Also find range maps.

Patuxent Bird InfoCenter - Northern Harrier
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i3310id.html
Peruse range of colour images and maps, and find a description of Circus cyaneus’ physical attributes.

Raptor Centre - Northern Harrier
http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/content.asp?page=2516/
Digest editorial that provides an idea of the ecology and life-cycle of a species that nests on the ground.

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