Birds Observed at Our Pleasant Hill, Oregon Home

Ferruginous Hawk

Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range - Red is Summer range
Purple is Year-round range - Yellow is Migration range

Ferruginous Hawk range

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis - Feeds entirely on rodents. The head is usually light in contrast to the darker rusty back. There are two color phases; the dark one and the black tipped. Does not hover. Call is a thin whistle usually slurred downward. This bird sat in one of our fir trees for a while, and then glided away to look for rodents.

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