ferruginous hawk

noun

: a large hawk (Buteo regalis) of western North America that is typically rust-colored above and white below with long tapered wings

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In February 2024, the Seattle Times published a story on the Horse Heaven Hills wind farm, which included a map of ferruginous hawk nests — a map that was credited to Scout Clean Energy, the developer. B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 26 June 2024 And at the 98-acre Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, a new raptor program puts visitors face to face — beak to nose, perhaps — with the great horned owl and the Sonoran-native ferruginous hawk, among other birds of prey. Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 For seven hours, participants become acquainted with two Harris’ hawks; a ferruginous hawk; royal, snowy, and barn owls; and other birds. Avedis Hadjian, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2022 Birders should also expect to see arriving winter raptors like ferruginous hawks, sharp-shinned hawks and merlin. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019 Most were red-tailed hawks, though at least one owl and a ferruginous hawk rarely seen in Northern California were recovered, Foy said. Ryan Sabalow and Benjy Egel, sacbee, 15 Mar. 2018 Most were red-tailed hawks, but other birds killed included an owl, at least one magpie songbird, and North America's largest hawk, the migratory ferruginous hawk. Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018 Most were red-tailed hawks, though at least one owl and a ferruginous hawk rarely seen in Northern California were recovered and sent to a CDFW Wildlife Investigations Laboratory in Rancho Cordova for positive identification. Benjy Egel, sacbee, 14 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ferruginous hawk was circa 1875

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