A Flight of Harris Hawks

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W. Lee Chambers

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Mr. Frank Richmond. of El Centro, California, tells me that on October 22, 1920, he observed between 400 and 500 Harris Hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi). They were scattered over an area of about 80 acres in a field along the highway about half-way between Calexico and Heber. The birds perched on posts, hillocks and bare ground, and Mr. Richmond's attention was called to them by a party phoning that a flock of “eagles” was at that particular place. Mr. Richmond killed one of the birds to make sure they were not eagles.

Eagle Rock, California, December 6, 1920

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Chambers, W. Lee (1921) "A Flight of Harris Hawks," Condor: Vol. 23 : Iss. 2 , Article 15.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/condor/vol23/iss2/15