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Jun 8, 2018

Voice: High-pitched descending scream with a hoarse quality...unmistakable

Photo: Matt Campbell / EPA
RED-TAILED HAWK
( Buteo jamaicensis )
A Red-tailed Hawk takes flight from a dead tree as it scouts for prey in Orleans, Massachusetts.   Very common and widespread in the genus Buteo.   Certain western hawks, with dark brown, slightly banded tails were once considered a separate species that was called 'Harlan's Hawk'.
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