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red tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
39.3569, -84.3002
Field Notes
Description:
they are brown and white and have yellow eyes. their wingspan is 38-43in they have very large talons
Habitat:
Open country, woodlands, prairie groves, mountains, plains, roadsides. Found in any kind of terrain that provides both some open ground for hunting and some high perches. Habitats may include everything from woodland with scattered clearings to open grassland or desert with a few trees or utility poles.
Notes:
diet: Varied, includes small mammals, birds, reptiles. Diet varies with location and season. Mammals such as voles, rats, rabbits, and ground squirrels often major prey; they also eat many birds (up to the size of pheasant) and reptiles, especially snakes. Sometimes eats bats, frogs, toads, insects, various other creatures; may feed on carrion.
nesting: 2-3, sometimes 4, rarely 1-5. Whitish blotched with brown. Incubation is by both parents, 28-35 days. Young: Female remains with young most of the time during the first few weeks. Male brings most food, and female tears it into small pieces to feed to the young. After about 4-5 weeks, food is dropped in nest, and young feed on it themselves. Young leave the nest about 6-7 weeks after hatching, but not capable of strong flight for another 2 weeks or more. Fledglings may remain with parents for several more weeks.
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