Episode 36: Red-Tailed Hawk – Voice of the Wild

Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). One of the largest and most common raptors in North America and a common sight along highways, especially in winter. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage  The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Red-tailed hawk first call by Leonard J. Peyton and Gerald Shields (ML506024)Red-tailed hawk second call by Thomas G. Sander (ML506027)Sources and more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawkhttps://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-tailed-hawkDunne P, Sibley D, Sutton C. 2012. Hawks in flight : the flight identification of North American raptors. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.Kanter R. 2016 Nov 17. Raptor watching in winter. Illinois Public Media. Available from https://will.illinois.edu/environmentalalmanac/program/raptor-watching-in-winter.National Audubon Society videoguide to the birds of North America. 2004. Fullscreen. Carrboro, NC: Godfrey-Stadin Productions.Sibley D. 2016. Sibley birds East : field guide to birds of eastern North America. Second edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (Field guide to birds of eastern North America).