Our birding group has flushed a Northern Harrier from its prey, which was a
duck (I've forgotten which kind). This was in a marshy area where many
waterfowl stop over. We go there every year and often see a Harrier
"working" the area.

Chris Maack
btlc at name1.ak.net
Anchorage, AK

>Today, in Ladner, B.C., my neice & I observed a large gray hawk eating a
>mallard. The yellow eye color and size matches the discription of the
>Northern Harrier in the Audubon Handbook of Western Birds. I suspected a
>Northern Goshawk, but it did not have red eyes. Do Northern Harriers take
>ducks? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Ann
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