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Chesapeake Bay Critters
Soaring High (and Low)
- I eat mostly fish.
- I can travel up to 3000 miles.
- I travel from the Chesapeake to South America.
- I lay 2 - 4 eggs that are white with brown spots.
- When it comes to protecting my young, I am a fierce fighter.
- When my young are 8 weeks, they are almost as big as me.
- I build the largest nest in North America.
- I belong in the family Accipitridae.
- I am brown and white.
- I am also called Fish Hawk.
Who Am I?