Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

This red-tailed hawk was seen at Fossil Creek Reservoir on March 21, 2012 in the afternoon. These hawks are really common- I think that 95% of the raptors that I see are red-tailed hawks. Recently Cornell set up a camera on a red-tailed hawk located on their campus. You can check that out here, and read more about the red-tailed hawk here.