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BIRD LIFE IN WASHINGTON 
WESTERN REDTAIL 
The Western Redtail is a large hand¬ 
some bird. It is rusty brown with white 
mottles. It nests high in trees. 
It is commonly called Hen Hawk but 
it lives chiefly on rats and ground squirrel 
and should be protected. 
Photo by F. R. Decker 
GOING AFTER WESTERN REDTAIL’S NEST 
