Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

The red-tailed hawk is a bird of prey and one of the most common hawks in North America.

Chickenhawk
Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve, Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Becky Matsubara.
Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve, Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Becky Matsubara.
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Red-tailed Hawk observed by i-am-tommy
Jan 15, 2026
Mendota, CA 93640, USA
byi-am-tommy
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Red-tailed Hawk observed by pogonomyrmex
Jan 15, 2026
Montezuma County, US-CO, US
byDale Ward
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Red-tailed Hawk observed by lazermike
Jan 15, 2026
Edgewood Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, US
byMike Weiss
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Red-tailed Hawk observed by tadasana
Jan 15, 2026
Deerfield, IL, USA
bytadasana
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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