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Red-tailed Hawk Pair
Buteo jamaicensis
33.432, -117.605
Field Notes
Description:
Large, highly variable hawk with brown upperparts, head and throat. The underparts are pale with brown streaks. Wings are pale below with dark bar at leading edge and dark tips. The tail is red-brown with dark terminal band. Legs and feet are yellow. Soars on thermals and updrafts.
Habitat:
Undeveloped canyon surrounded by homes.
Notes:
The pole this pair was sitting on was at the top of the canyon. Another pole with their nest was much lower down in the canyon. One or both of the adults would perch on the higher pole, where they could keep an eye on the nest.
Reference Links:
Red-tailed Hawk
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 7, 2013
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