harrier

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Aside from curlew, they pose a threat to a number of native species including the Orkney vole, short-eared owl and hen harrier.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

More vegetation along the wetlands means better nesting for mallards, northern harrier hawks and other species.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

“The harrier has landed,” exclaimed a volunteer on a Sunday bird walk at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019

“This is a breed that is very much in danger of going extinct,” Donna Smiley said after Cora, a harrier she co-bred, won the breed unopposed on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2019

Besides the crows and fish-hawks, a harrier would now and then come skimming close along the grass.

From Roof and Meadow by Sharp, Dallas Lore