Home»Main Sections»Naturalist»Birds»Owls, Vulture, Osprey, Hawks, Kite, and Falcons»Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius

Order: FALCONIFORMES - Kites, Falcons, and Allies
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE - Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies

Males are gray, females streaked brown. Adults have yellow eyes, juveniles have dark eyes. Juveniles look like female with less streaking.

Key field mark is owl-like face and white patch at base of tail.