Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

FERRUGINOUS ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.

348. Archibuteo ferrugineus. 23 inches.

These are very much more of a reddish brown color than the last, on the back; head and breast is whiter, with fewer markings. Legs the same, feathered to the feet. It is much more abundant than the last and is a western bird wholly, breeding on the ledges, where its eggs are laid.