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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by BaldJoe
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Field Notes

Description:

Red Tail Hawk

Habitat:

On road beside river

Notes:

Eating a Possum

Species ID Suggestions

Ferruginous Hawk

Buteo regalis

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SheaEckert
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Comments (6)
SheaEckert
They are beautiful birds!! I saw one just the other day perched on a billboard along the Pennsylvania Turnpike!
The MnMs
When I worked at MIT (Boston) every year the students set a webcam in the MIT web site to monitor the evolution of chicks growing on nests located in trees or buildings nearby. I also read a story of red tail hawks living near Central Park in NY and perching close to Woody Allen´s house..LOL :-)
BaldJoe
Definately a Red Tail Hawk Marta... Just like mine. I found it amazing that I could get so close to it with out him flying off. I was like maybe 4 feet from him and he just kept looking at me. It was awesome
SheaEckert
Your's is definitely a red-tail hawk, Marta! Check out this website: http://greennature.com/gallery/raptor-pictures/red-tailed-hawk.html looks just like him!
The MnMs
I have a picture of a similar raptor from Guatemala that I could not ID. it looks like a red-tail hawk but I am not sure. Would you guys know? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6427466

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PublishedJune 16, 2011

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