Typically hovers while searching for prey.NESTING:Stick nests are built on cliff ledges and in the tops of trees.FEEDING HABITS:Feeds primarily on small rodents such as mice and lemmings.RAPTOR CENTER DATA:A few rough-legged hawks are admitted to the clinic each winter, but it is never a common patient.CONSERVATION NOTES:The rough-legged hawk is not listed as a species of special concern in the Un