This large raptor (19 to 26 inches long; wingspan 4 ft.) can be seen during the day either perched on a tall tree or telephone pole, or soaring overhead. From these heights they are searching for food. The majority of their diet is small mammals (mice, chipmunks). Although it is hard to tell from a distance, they are brown with white underside and red-brown tails. On campus you can often spot a Red-tail soaring high above the GGS building.

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