Today we went outside in the afternoon and saw both hawks around the nest. One flew back and forth between the tower and a light pole in the parking lot, screaming as it flew. More about the noises of red-tailed hawks:
The cry of the red-tailed hawk is a two or three second hoarse, rasping scream, described as kree-eee-ar, which begins at a high pitch and slurs downward. The cry is often described as sounding similar to a steam whistle. It frequently vocalizes while hunting or soaring, but vocalizes loudest in annoyance or anger, in response to a predator or a rival hawk.
-Lisa Laskaris
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