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Title: Red-tailed Hawk: A Tough Old Bird Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 21-Dec-10, 03:50:31 AM Terrific story from The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/nyregion/20towns.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion Title: Re: Red-tailed Hawk: A Tough Old Bird Post by: Donna on 21-Dec-10, 06:37:35 AM Wow, she is an oldie but goodie Bobbie, almost 28 yrs. You have your Osprey, we have our Redtail. What a great story and may she live her remaining years out there in the wild blue yonder. Thanks for the great story.
Title: Re: Red-tailed Hawk: A Tough Old Bird Post by: MAK on 21-Dec-10, 06:45:55 AM :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Red-tailed Hawk: A Tough Old Bird Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 27-Dec-10, 08:28:50 PM I was just reading about this bird at Birdchick (http://www.birdchick.com/wp/2010/12/golden-eagle-survey-time-again/). She's apparently not the oldest recorded wild redtail.
Link to longevity record (http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBl/homepage/long3120.cfm)at the Patuxent bird banding lab Ei |