|Family II. FALCONINAE. FALCONINE BIRDS. GENUS II. BUTEO,
Bechst. BUZZARD. THE RED-TAILED BUZZARD. [Red-tailed Hawk (see
also Harlan's Buzzard).] |Genus||BUTEO BOREALIS, Gmel. The Red-
tailed Hawk (Buzzard) is a constant resident in the United
States, in every part of which it is found. It performs partial
migrations, during severe winters, from the Northern Districts
towards the Southern. In the latter, however, it is at all times
more abundant, and I shall endeavour to present you with a full
account of its habits, as observed Its flight is firm,
protracted, and at times performed at a great height. It sails
across the whole of a large plantation, on a level with the tops
of the forest trees which surround it, without a single flap of
its wings, and is then seen moving its head sidewise to inspect
the objects below. This flight is generally accompanied by a
prolonged mournful cry, which may be heard at a considerable
distance, and consists of a single sound resembling the
monosyllable Kae, several times repe