Northern Harrier

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Difficulty	Popularity	Places
Common	Normal	Normal
Colorado Texas Missouri Wyoming Oklahoma

Northern harriers are the only type of harrier found in North America.Â

How to see Northern Harrier

Look for these birds flying amazingly low over fields.

Main Viewing Regions

Colorado Texas Missouri Wyoming Oklahoma Florida Virginia Connecticut

Popular Encounters

Was out walking with my Mom and she spotted this bird feeding across the street. I am not sure w...

Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk
Bkatz

Wakodahatchee Wet...

Northern Harrier Bird Of Prey
mrsroadrunner

geo: 29.78

Northern Harrier
adam_jack

Coal Creek Canyon

Hammonasset Beach
docforestal

Hammonasset Beach SP

Hunting Field Mice
screek

Sequoyah NWR

RECORD YOUR WILDLIFE

Unknown Bird Of Prey, Possibly a Marsh Hawk? (2560x1920) by Bkatz
observer image © Bkatz

Names

Circus cyaneus

NWF Wildlife Watch

This species is part of the NWF Wildlife Watch program. Check out what NWF say about this species.

Featured Encounter

Northern Harriers, Up Close & Personal by: ShowMeNature

Prairie State Park
03-Jan-2012
Northern Harrier

During my weekend short-eared owl photo trip, I also photographed a lot of Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) that were active over the prairie. I always enjoy watching the harriers, flying low and often hovering over the tall grasses, in search of mic...

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