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Kingdom: Animalia Northern Harrier |
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Reproduction:
Northern harriers usually mate with a different partner each breeding season (Simmons 2000). During the breeding season a male will try to attract a potential mate by sky dancing. The male swoops down from 60-100 feet down to about 10 feet, then climbs back up and repeats the maneuver. This continuous swooping and climbing can best be described as a long series of capital U’s on a piece of paper (Barnard 1987). There is essentially no pair fidelity among Northern Harriers, an average of 75% are monogamous, while the other 25% are polygamous during the breeding season (Simmons 2000). |