Northern Harriers on Wednesday and Friday ~ January 19 and 21, 2022

It's always a good day when you get to see a Northern Harrier. On Wednesday afternoon, I found a juvenal bird feeding on a goose carcass at the Silver Crest Road retention pond near Bath.

Northern Harrier feeding on a goose carcass

After getting its fill, it circled the pond and flew off to the north.

Juvenal Northern Harrier

On Friday, I spotted an adult male Northern Harrier, also known as a 'Gray Ghost', fairly far out in a field along Miller Road in Lower Mount Bethel Township.

Northern Harrier

Eventually, the bird lifted off and started hunting, allowing me to get these flight photos.

Adult male Northern Harrier

Later, I got a quick look at another young Harrier near the Martins Creek PPL power plant, the third bird over three days.

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