Big Red's Bright-eyed Companion Brings Stick To Fernow Nest Area – Oct. 178, 2017

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Channel: Cornell Lab Bird Cams · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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Have you noticed that Big Red's new companion has a much brighter eyes than our seasoned matriarch? This is typical for young Red-tailed Hawks. Juvenile hawks have yellow eyes that slowly grade to darker brown as they age!

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A Red-tailed Hawk pair has been nesting above Cornell University’s athletic fields since at least the 2012, making use of two different light towers for their nest sites. In 2012 and 2015, they used a tower near Fernow Hall, and in 2013, 2014, and 2016, they used the tower nearest Weill Hall. We installed cameras at both of these sites to get a better look at the intimate behavior of these well-known birds as they raise their young amid the bustle of a busy campus.

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