On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, John Hintz wrote:

> On the subject of Harriers, is it just me or does it seem like female
> Northern Harriers vastly outnumber males. I have noticed this in all three
> of my personal historical birding locales (the Clearwater River Valley in
> Idaho, around Bozeman, MT, and the Florida Gulf Coast). Maybe this is just
> common knowledge and not even unique to Harriers, i.e. in some species one
> sex outnumbers the other.
>
> Any answers??
>
> John G. Hintz
> Nez Perce Tribe- Land Services
> Lapwai, ID 83540

Hi John,

I can't claim to be an expert, but as I remember a small snippet from a
Dennis Paulson lecture, adult male Northern Harriers comprise about 17% of
the total. The rest are immature males, immature females, and adult
females which all appear similar.

Dan Victor, Seattle, WA <dvictor at u.washington.edu>
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