red-tailed hawk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red-tailed hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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In fact, any birder will tell you that the sky-rending screech that accompanies bald eagles in most media depictions actually belongs to a red-tailed hawk.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
If you saw a red-tailed hawk injured after colliding with an office window, or a bobcat hit by a car, what would you do?
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Tuffy, a red-tailed hawk being raised by a bald eagles, stretches its wings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Alan can tell a red-tailed hawk from a sharp-shinned one, having been dragged as a child every spring to the southern shore of Lake Ontario to watch raptors migrate north.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023
It was a predator, all right: a red-tailed hawk, right here on my farm, just a short ways from my chicken.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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