I am very proud. Jonathan is ecstatic; he started flying huge circles around the nest screaming a high pitched creech-scree-creeeh!
Nesting Facts
The female lays two to four eggs within a month. The eggs are Cream to pinkish cinnamon with bold splotches of reddish-brown.
Clutch Size
1–4 eggs
Number of Broods
1 broods
Incubation Period
36–42 days
Nestling Period
50–55 days
Incubation begins when the first egg is laid. Subsequent eggs are laid one to three days apart; clutches have 2-4 eggs. The female usually takes on most of the responsibility of incubation, seldom leaving except to feed. The male then takes over incubation until her return.
Harriett Raptor
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