Red-tailed Hawk
Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis
The Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, is one of the most widespread and adaptable raptor species in North America, including the Huntington Beach area.
Plumage of the Red-tailed Hawk can vary greatly. Once mature, the most identifiable features of this species are its red tail, brown head, white breast with a brown belly band and long, rounded brown wings extending about four feet. Red-tailed Hawks inhabit the U.S. and Mexico year-round and can breed as far north as Canada and Alaska during the summer. Red-Tailed Hawks typically consume smaller mammals, as well as birds, rabbits and small reptiles.
Watch for Red-tailed Hawks soaring above the Urban Forest and perched in the taller trees and snags (dead trees). They are the most common bird of prey observed above roadsides throughout North America.
How do we attract the red tailed hawk or owls to our backyard vegetablw garden. The garden is being over run by mice and rats this summer.
We live in the Mesa Verde section of Costa Mesa across the street from Adams Park and school. In the early morning we can sometimes hear owls, presumably from the park. We are north of Fairview Park on Placentia Ave., the home of many red tailed hawks.Thank you for any advise on attracting them to our yard.
I apologize for the late response. The team was able to identify an organization that might be able to help you:
Sea and Sage Audubon Society
PO Box 5447
Irvine, CA 92616
Email: info@seaandsage.org