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Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

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Martyn Stewart Part I

We owe a lot to the nature recordists who travel the world to document the calls and songs of birds. Recordist Martyn Stewart describes how he obtained the call of a Rough-legged Hawk (like this one), which nests on the tree-less Arctic tundra: "I had seen this on the Arctic National Wildlife... read more »

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Related bird:  Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

Martyn Stewart Part II

Martyn Stewart's calling is recording the sounds of birds and nature. He describes some of the rewards of working in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: "It is a great place to go record birds and animals. You know generally that once you point your microphone at a nesting bird or a bird that's... read more »

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Topics & Themes:  recording, sound
Related bird:  Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

Rough-legged Hawk

After breeding on Arctic cliffs and tundra hillsides in summer, Rough-legged Hawks winter throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Open country is their ideal territory, where the small rodents they depend on are usually so plentiful that the hawks have enough to eat. But the rodents are cyclic, with... read more »

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Rough-legged Hawk Flies By

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Rough-legged Hawk Hovers

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Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

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Rough-legged Hawk in Wisconsin

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Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

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Rough-legged Hawk

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Rough-legged Hawk Kiting (Hovering)

Rough-legged Hawk Kiting (Hovering)

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Rough-legged Hawk "Kiting"

Hovering, hunting for prey. read more »
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