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    The red-tailed hawk has brown plumage with a pale chest and a distinct red tail. It has a wingspan between 36-48 inches and makes a "kee-eeee-arr" call while soaring. It hunts small mammals, reptiles, and other birds up to the size of a pigeon by perching or flying high above its hunting ground and diving for prey. Red-tailed hawks are usually monogamous and mate for life, with females laying between one to five eggs per year that both parents help incubate.

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    The red-tailed hawk has brown plumage with a pale chest and a distinct red tail. It has a wingspan between 36-48 inches and makes a "kee-eeee-arr" call while soaring. It hunts small mammals, reptiles, and other birds up to the size of a pigeon by perching or flying high above its hunting ground and diving for prey. Red-tailed hawks are usually monogamous and mate for life, with females laying between one to five eggs per year that both parents help incubate.

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    The red-tailed hawk has brown plumage with a pale chest and a distinct red tail. It has a wingspan between 36-48 inches and makes a "kee-eeee-arr" call while soaring. It hunts small mammals, reptiles, and other birds up to the size of a pigeon by perching or flying high above its hunting ground and diving for prey. Red-tailed hawks are usually monogamous and mate for life, with females laying between one to five eggs per year that both parents help incubate.

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    Red-Tailed Hawk Characteristics

    Buteo jamaicensis Appearance: Brown with pale chests; distinct red


    tail
    Size: Wingspan of 36”-48”
    Red Tailed Hawk eat small mammals,
    Call: 2-3 second call while soaring, sounds like
    reptiles, and even other birds (up to the
    “kee-eeee-arr”
    size of a pigeon). Their hunting behavior
    consists of the hawk either perched or Location: Spotted flying around and above
    flying high above their hunting ground soccer and baseball fields
    and diving for their prey once they have Season: Year-round
    spotted it. Smaller prey is brought back
    to the perch, while larger prey is
    sometimes consumed on the ground.
    Red-Tailed hawks tend to be monogamous and usually mate for life. Females lay anywhere from
    one to five eggs per year and both the male and female hawks assist in incubating the eggs.

    Sources
    Audubon
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    National Geographic
    Pictures: Megan Leich and Katie Furlong
    ‘18

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