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Red Tail Hawk

Buteo Jamaicensis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Open country and local woodlands

Notes:

My sister saw this hawk with a squirrel in its talons literally sitting on a sidewalk fence pillar at Winthrop university

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Comments (5)
lizbeth
Congrats!!! It should have been a memorable day.
Helena K
Wusup with his feet? He looks soooooo regal!
KarenL
Welcome to Project Noah Tommy! There are a few missions you might consider adding this to - Urban Biodiversity, Hunters & Food Habits, Birds of the World. If you click on the missions tab at the top of the page you can browse all the missions & join those that interest you.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012

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