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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
42.6302, -74.6515
Field Notes
Description:
Brown with a light gray underside. Wing feathers are banded and the tail feathers are a rusty red-orange color. One of the most common and well-known hawks in North America. Also occasionally called the "chickenhawk", though they usually tend to go for smaller prey items.
Notes:
They like to circle overhead while I'm out in the fields. Of course, they can always see me better than I can see them. Maybe someday I'll get decent photos of them.
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