FALCONIDZ: HAWKS AND EAGLES 
Unfortunately all the members of this family are generally con- 
demned, but the Sparrow, Broad-winged, Red-shouldered, Red-tailed 
and Marsh Hawks, the Osprey and Bald Eagle should be protected. 
The females are larger than the males. The first figure is the ap- 
proximate length of the male, the second of the female. Immas- 
ture birds are usually darker and have more mottled plumage. 
The Red-shouldered is the common large hawk in eastern New 
England; the Red-tailed is more common in the western part; the 
Marsh is the most common along the coast and in the southern 
part. Allthe hawks are more abundant in spring and fall when 
migrating. 
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