Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis
Residency: Year-round throughout Arizona.
Diet: Mostly Rodents. Are often seen perched on telephone poles watching for prey.

Predators: Adult hawks have few predators, but eggs and nestlings can be predated by Great-horned Owls and by Corvids.

Nesting: Both the male and female construct a nest of twigs and bark, lined with feathers and plant material. The nests tend to be 2-3ft in diameter and 3ft tall and are usually built in tall trees or cacti such as the saguaro, or on cliff ledges. When natural structures are unavailable for nest sites, buildings are sometimes used.

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Notes: The Red-tailed Hawk plays an important role in its local ecosystem by controlling the populations of rodents and rabbits, as well as by providing habitat for some small birds that live in active Red-tailed Hawk nests.