A Flight of Harris Hawks
Journal
Condor
Volume
23
Issue
2 (March-April)
Year
1921
Pages
65
Section
From Field and Study
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A Flight of Harris Hawks
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.
W. Lee Chambers
Eagle Rock, California, December 6, 1920
