Harlan’s Hawk

Juvenile dark morph Harlan’s Hawk

By Mia McPherson|October 20th, 2014|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Harlan's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: American Coot, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo jamaicensis harlani, coot, dark morph, eating, feathers, Fulica americana, Harlan's Hawk, hawks, juvenile, marsh, prey, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, snow, sub-adult, winter, young|

Harlan's Hawks are a subspecies of Red-tailed Hawks that breed in Alaska and northern Canada and spend their winters in the northern Great Plains.

Harlan’s Hawk juvenile with an American Coot (Graphic)

By Mia McPherson|January 23rd, 2013|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Harlan's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: American Coot, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo jamaicensis harlani, dark morph, food, Fulica americana, Harlan's Hawk, hawks, immature, juvenile, prey, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, young|

I haven't had many opportunities to photograph the Harlan's subspecies of the Red-tailed Hawk so I was thrilled yesterday when I spotted a juvenile dark morph Harlan's Hawk feeding on a dead American Coot on the bank of a creek.