Red-tailed Hawk
“Additionally on August 4 I noted hearing three different Buteo’s, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Broad-winged Hawk and a Red-shouldered Hawk respectively.”
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On Feb 28 my wife and son witnessed the spectacular speed of a Red-tailed hawk diving into our yard to catch and subdue a squirrel.
All of this action apparently caught the attention of our local, all seeing Red-tailed hawk couple (who just happened to be tending to a nest not far off).
Or secretly witnessing a reunion of three red tailed hawk siblings, soaring high above the meadow where they had fledged and first learned to hunt back in May.
When compared to a Red-tailed Hawk, the Rough-legged Hawks wingbeats are visibly more pliable and not rigid.
Other noteworthy observations for the last couple weeks of October include, on the 16th three adult Bald Eagles and one Red-tailed Hawk put on a show high above Pond Cove.
In the same moment a Turkey Vulture teetered high above the Spurwink River while a Red-tailed Hawk took its perch atop nearby farm equipment.
The perimeter path that travels around the island dips into an enchanting forest area where I yielded a pair of Red-tailed Hawks, two vocal Common Ravens and one adult Bald Eagle perched high atop a White Pine snag.
The call from this forest raptor is two notes, with a second note descending in pitch while a Red-tailed Hawk’s call is only one note and is most often given while the bird is soaring, and rarely while perched.
Seconds later a tight flock of tiny birds emerged from the giant Spruce tree shortly followed by a curious Red-tailed Hawk.
Slightly smaller and not so heavily built as a Red-tailed Hawk, this secretive forest raptor has a visibly longer banded black, brown and white tail.
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Additionally on August 4 I noted hearing three different Buteo’s, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Broad-winged Hawk and a Red-shouldered Hawk respectively.
On a particularly cold mid-February afternoon along the Sawyer Road section of the Spurwink Marsh I was watching what was likely a family group of three Red-tailed Hawks chasing each other along the tree line when my eyes pivoted to two large objects out on the marsh.
Just seconds later, a Red-tailed Hawk plunged into view, swooping down at the intruder.