CHAPTER VII 

 BIRDS THAT LIVE IN THE AIR 



HAWKS 



THE Red-tailed, Red-shouldered and 

 Marsh Hawks are of the kind that are 

 more beneficial than destructive. Their 

 food consists of mice, moles and other 

 vermin, grasshoppers and other insects. 

 The Marsh Hawk (Plate 20, p. 135) 

 varies greatly in color, some birds which 

 one sees being dark or light brown. 

 These are usually females. Other in- 

 dividuals, which are the males, are gray. 

 This bird nests on the ground in swampy 

 lands. It inhabits fields and marshes 

 and may be frequently seen sailing over 



them. The Marsh Hawk flies very low 



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