ACCIPITRID^: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, etc. 



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Res. Fairly common 

 Southern Arizona and con- 

 tiguous Colorado River section 

 of California. Comparatively 

 rare in winter. Nests in cotton- 

 woods of water-courses, also in 

 giant cactus. Recorded in flocks 

 in Imperial Valley, of California, 

 in fall migration. 



Southern Arizona S.V. 

 Occasional. Widely distributed 

 in mountains. Common for- 

 merly, now greatly reduced in 

 numbers. Appears to remain 

 through the winter along lower 

 Colorado River. 



California Records very 

 few. 



Zone-tailed Hawk 



W.V. Oct.-Mar. Fairly 

 common Favors wide 

 stretches of cultivated, open 

 country. Less numerous in de- 

 sert areas. Said to have been 

 found nesting in giant cactus 

 in western Arizona where it 

 is considered of rare occur- 

 rence. 



Ferruginous Rouqh-leq 



