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Range Map for Ferruginous Hawk

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Migration

Short- to medium-distance migrant. Some southern-breeding populations may be sedentary. Migrants generally take routes that do not involve crossing the Rockies. Alberta-to-Texas migrants first move southeast and then south, following grasslands.

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