RE: Another Wing tagged Red-tail‏ Paul DeBruyn 7-27-13

Well aside from the obvious attraction of freeway habitat to all RT's, I think these "airport" birds are imprinted on long straight things like runways and freeways. They also seem to use I-5 as a travel corridor, Bow Hill has been a hot spot, but that may be because Bud releases them from his house near there. Another consideration is what territories are available when a bird is dumped in a strange place. The linear aspect Fredrick mentioned may give them some separation from resident territorial Red-tails. Paul