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Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Above: An immature Northern Harrier hunts over Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware (3/2/2008).
Below: An adult male Norther Harrier (often called a "Gray Ghost") in southeastern Harford Co., Maryland (2/18/2007).
Below: A Northern Harrier near the Tijuana River, California (10/7/2011).
Below: A fairly early migrant Northern Harrier. The characteristic shape of migrant harriers can be noted even at a distance. The dark head combined with an orange, unstreaked chest mark this bird as an immature. From above, a pale bar can be seen in the wings, and of course the white rump is always obvious. Photographed in P.G. Co., Maryland (9/14/2007).
Below: Immature Northern Harrier at Swan Harbor in Harford Co., Maryland (9/10/2006).
Below: A Northern Harrier casts a distinctive silhouette over Fort Smallwood Park, Maryland (4/15/2012).
Below: A Northern Harrier on Hart-Miller Island in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/2005).
Below: A Northern Harrier in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/30/2011).
