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red-tailed hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
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Field Notes

Description:

one of a pair of hawks building a nest in this pine tree

Habitat:

residential area

Reference Links:

Red-tailed Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AnnaWhipkey
Unfortunately people walking through this area have been attacked by nesting hawks so now the grounds department tears down the nests. Why can't people just carry umbrellas?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
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Raptors of North America

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PublishedMarch 17, 2014

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