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Habitat
Northern Harriers prefer open wetlands, meadows, pastures, prairies, plains, sloughs, marshlands, swamps, grasslands, croplands, shrublands, savannas, desert steppes, and riparian woodlands. Large forest clearings serve as preferred hunting grounds, and they prefer low perches such as stumps or fence posts.
They make their nests on the ground, usually near water, or in tall grass. Occasionally Northern Harriers will make their nest on the water, using a foundation of sticks, willow, or sedge.
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Northern Harriers prefer open wetlands, meadows, pastures, prairies, plains, sloughs, marshlands, swamps, grasslands, croplands, shrublands, savannas, desert steppes, and riparian woodlands. Large forest clearings serve as preferred hunting grounds, and they prefer low perches such as stumps or fence posts.
They make their nests on the ground, usually near water, or in tall grass. Occasionally Northern Harriers will make their nest on the water, using a foundation of sticks, willow, or sedge.
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