Buteos


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There are several types of Buteos such as the Ferruginous, Swainson's, Red-tailed, Rough-legged, Red-shouldered and Broad-tailed Hawks. These birds of prey are also called buzzards but are know as hawks in North America. They also breed in Canada, Alaska and as far north as Panama.
 * **Buteos have broad wings with deeply slit wing tips that are used for extensive**
 * soaring flight. These hawks have short, stout legs with short toes. Buteos**
 * are found nearly worldwide in open country and some forested areas.** ||

THE RED TAIL HAWK Buteo

There are many red tailed hawks in the world and there is a hawk on our campus at the Haverford school. The buteo has a fanned tail that is red color. Here are some ways to idenitfy the buteo it has rounded wings and it has a fanned tail. It's diet are very small animals they eat squirrels,mice and chipmunks.


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//The red tail hawk is probably the most common hawk spotted in north america//

If you have sharp eyes you could probably see a big group of them on a really long trip. Broad winged hawks usually circle large fields with their rounded wings. Other times you will see them perched on telephone poles looking down for prey. They have wide long tails and have broad rounded wings. They usually have red tails and brown chests.red tailed hawks Picture description: a red tailed hawk perched on someones arm crowing behind a tree picture of hawk from http://www.allabouthawks.com/us. . Buteos By: Carnel Walker 6b

__FACTS About Buteo__
There are many red tailed hawks in the world and there is one hawk on The Haverford School campus. The red tail hawk has a fanned tail that has a red streak down its tail. Here are some ways to identify the buteo it has four foot rounded wigs and it has a big red fanned tail.They are sharp-taloned birds that can be aggressive when defending nests, hunting for its food or clamming territories. They like to set up their nest where there is a wide area. For example a nest on a cliff ledge or on artificial structures. There nest are made by using tail piles of dry sticks up to 6.5 high and 3 feet across. The inside of the nest is lined with bark strips, fresh foliage, and dry vegetation. This very big and sturdy nest that takes usually 4-7 days to do.
 * (red tail hawk nest in wide open space)**

Buteo's __**DIET**__
Red tailed hawks diets are very small some of the animals they eat are wood rats, rabbits, snowshoe hares, jackrabbits,mice,chipmunks and ground squirrels they also eat snakes and blackbirds to. They usually eat mammals between the weight of 1 ounce to 5 pounds.They also eat reptiles and small birds but only when they are desperate for food. This is a picture of a red tailed hawk eating a rabbit

__BEHAVIOR Of Buteo__
Buteos usually chase off other hawks like eagles and Great Horned Owls. These birds fly with legs hanging beneath them, or chase and swoop after each other, sometimes locking talons. This is a picture of a buteo in flight This is a picture of a buteo chasing 2 crows

At Hawk mountain i think i did see some buteos and they looked good gliders. Also they we very fast birds and i saw them chasing each other. At my house I saw a red tail hawk fly over my drive way it was very big. It had a red streak down its tail and I could see a little pocket where it stuck its feet. It was a very pretty bird. Rough legged Hawks By Robert SamuelsA picture of a rough legged hawk in flight.

Facts The Rough legged Hawk likes to live around farmlands and open country. They also like to live in grasslands. The Rough legged is mainly a winter and autumn bird. If you ever see a Rough legged in the summer or spring it is very rare. The Rough legged is large, has broad wings, a pale streaked chest with a dark body, and black marks on its wrist. Some similar species to the Rough legged are Northern Harrier, Red Tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, and the Ferruginous Hawk. The typical sound of the Rough Legged sounds like a scream. The rough legged likes to eat small animals and birds. Their nest is usually a large bowl of sticks lined with grass on the edge of a cliff. When Rough legged want to catch their prey the usually do an ariel dive from the sky or they hover around their pre and strike at the right moment. When Roughed legged females have babies they usually produce one to seven eggs which are a dark brown and have a strong shell. They Rough legged is not a endangered species scientists say. The name Rough legged comes from the term feathered legs. In Spanish Rough legged is pronounced Ratonero calzado and in French Rough legged is pronounced Buse Pattue. This is related to my Hawk Mountain trip because near south lookout I saw a Rough legged hawk.