WOODLAND BIRDS, 



Genus: Circus. 

 Species: C. hudsonius. 



No. 5. MARSH HAWK. 



Order: Raptores. 

 Family: Falconidae. 

 Distribution: 



A common smmner resident of all New England. 



Date of Arrival: April. 



Date of Departure: October, November. 



General Plumage: 



Male, upper parts grayish blue ; under parts -white generally 

 marked with bro\vn,rM//(p ichite. Length about 18.00. Female, 

 upper parts brown and under parts rusty, brown marked, 

 tail gray, marked with blackish. Bill blackish, feet yellow. 

 Length about 20.00. 



Song and Other Notes: A curious cry. 



Haunts: Meadows, marshes and fields. 



Note. — Immature hawks are often difficult to identify, as the plumage shows 

 great variations. 



