harrier

Example Sentences

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The bog is an important site for biodiversity and is home to the endangered hen harrier.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

More vegetation along the wetlands means better nesting for mallards, northern harrier hawks and other species.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

“The harrier has landed,” exclaimed a volunteer on a Sunday bird walk at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019

“This is a breed that is very much in danger of going extinct,” Donna Smiley said after Cora, a harrier she co-bred, won the breed unopposed on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2019

The Golden Hind, with her sails spread to the wind, sought for the Glory like a harrier for its quarry.

From Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)