Utah Bird Profile
  Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis

Name Roots: (L. buteo, "a hawk" - regalis, "royal")
In Utah:   
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:		 Nests in a conifer or in a cliff at a height of 20-40 (6-55) feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a carnivore: ground hawker.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in pinyon-juniper and shrubsteppe habitats.
  

by Kent Keller

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