NORTHERN HARRIER BREEDING IN BAHIA DE SAN QUINTIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA

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Published: 2024-10-01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21199/WB55.4.6
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Northern Harrier, Circus hudsonius, breeding distribution, saltmarsh nesting, Bahía de San Quintín, Baja California, wetland conservation, marsh-nesting raptors, raptor reproduction, North American raptors, marsh-nesting birds

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XAVIER MORENO
GONZALO DE LEÓN-GIRÓN
HIRAM RAFAEL MORENO-HIGAREDA
LORI HARGROVE
ENRIQUE D. ZAMORA-HERNÁNDEZ
DANIEL OLGUIN
HORACIO DE LA CUEVA

Abstract

 The Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) reaches the southern limit of its current breeding range at San Quintín Bay, Baja California Mexico, where the tidal salt marsh is home to possibly as many as 15 pairs. In 2023 one pair had a nest with three eggs hatching 25–26 April. Two young fledged by 17 June.

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Vol. 55 No. 4 (2024)

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