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I'd have to agree with Blakeman's comments on several counts.  Nearly all the Red-tails that I've seen since the deep snows hit around New Years have been adults.  In fact, I've only seen 1 juvenile out of perhaps 50+ Red-tails in the past 2+ weeks.  Not only that, but most of these Red-tails have been in atypical habitats, either forested areas (where they are probably stalking squirrels or raccoons) or suburban yards (where they are probably looking for anything, maybe even watching feeders).  I've had very few around fields or freeway verges.  Most of the adult birds are very resourceful, and are probably only inconvenienced by nasty weather.

I would contrast this with Cooper's Hawks and Merlins.  These bird-hunters seem unaffected by the weather, and may actually profit from a supply of cold-weakened birds.  Just the other day I watched 2 Cooper's hawks chase each other around the Columbus Museum of Art parking lot, right in the center of urban Columbus.  Not a day has passed when I haven't seen 1 or more Cooper's Hawks, even in the coldest days.  Unfortuantely, I can't easily age them.

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