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Kingdom: Animalia Northern Harrier |
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| Description
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Diet:
The northern harriers prefer small mammals and small birds such as: Sagebrush Voles (Lemmiscus curtatus), Western Harvest Mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis), Spotted Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus spilosoma), Eastern Meadowlarks (Sturnella magna), House Sparrows (Passer domesticus), and Red- winged Black birds (Agelaius phoeniceus). They will hunt frogs, snakes and insects when the preferred prey is not as available (Dekker 1996). |