242 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK 



identification. The scream of the Eed-shouldered Hawk is 

 identical with one of the notes of the Blue Jay ; it can 

 easily be imitated by whistling. The scream of the Eed- 

 tailed Hawk is higher, more sputtering, more of a squeal 

 than a scream. 



Ked-t AILED Hawk. Buteo horealis 

 ^ 20.00. 9 23.00 



Ad. $. — Upper parts brown ; tail deep reddish ; under parts 

 white, more or less heavily streaked with brown. Im. — Similar 

 to adult, but tail brown, crossed by numerous blackish bands. 



Nest, in tall trees. Eggs, dull white, more or less spotted with 

 brown. 



The Red-tailed Hawk breeds throughout IS^ew England 

 and the Hudson Valley, but except in the wilder and more 

 hilly portions of New England it is less common than the 

 Ked-shouldered Hawk. Though the species is a permanent 

 resident, there is a regular migration in spring and fall; 

 sometimes a large number pass over in a day. The bird's 

 hunting and nesting habits are similar to those of the Red- 

 shouldered Hawk ; its notes have already been described 

 (see preceding species). In the glens among the mountains 

 the high, sputtering cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is a not 

 uncommon sound, and a day hardly passes without a sight 

 of the majestic bird soaring overhead. Even when the hawk 

 is high in air, if it is an adult, the reddish tail shows as 

 the bird wheels. (See plate facing page 246.) 



American Goshawk. Accipiter atricapillus- 



$ 22.00. 9 24.00 



Ad. — Top of head and region back of the eyes hlacJc, a white 

 line over the eye; rest of upper parts, wings, and tail bluish-gray; 

 under parts white, everywhere streaked and barred with dark gray. 

 Im. — Upper parts brown, spotted especially about the head with 

 whitish; tail and under parts white, streaked and spotted with 

 brown. 



