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Show Marsh Hawks Groundlings The marsh hawk Is our only species spe-cies of hawk that habitually nests on the ground. The dried grass nests of these birds built among the weeds near a pond or marsh may contain from two to nine eggs of a bluish white color. When the eggs are hatched both male and female share In the care of their offspring and the family remains together for most of the summer. Their food consists chiefly of mice, but other small mammals, mam-mals, birds, snakes, frogs and even poultry are sometimes found on their menu. |