Now they assist us in educating the public about raptors and the environment in educational programs and booths. I will be adding more about each type of bird, each individual bird, and more pictures of the birds, to this section as I can. Please note that most of our non-releasable birds were injured due to us humans. Gunshot wounds, barbed wire fences, power lines and vehicles are the most common causes of injury among the birds the RMRP receives for treatment. The Red Tailed Hawk is the most common and widespread buteo.
Sexes are alike in plummage, though females are usually larger than males.
They are often seen soaring through the sky or perched on treetops or poles, in both open and wooded areas, particularly along wood edges. These birds prey mainly on rodents and other small mammals as well as snakes. They nest in tall tree or on cliffs, usually raising 2 or 3 young. This is the male Red-Tail Hawk. He was brought to us in October 1983 with an old fracture of the right humerus, several weeks after the injury has occurred.