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Across 4. During the mating process, the hawked fly in _____ around each other. (Shape) 6. A red-tailed hawk is a big bird, with a wingspan of over ____ ____ (1.2 meters). 8. The pair make a _____ nest (Material used for nests) 10. When a hawk is sitting on a branch, it is _________. 11. The Red-Tailed Hawk is a top _________. 12. Other members of this bird family include eagles, ______, and falcons. 14. A hawk _______ down on its prey. (Name for the movement) 15. Another name for movement through the roads or grasslands. 16. Lizards, rabbits, & ______ are prey for Hawks (Another name for a mouse) 17. The nest is lined with ___ ____ material. 26. ...........a half ______ (0.7 kilograms) and a little more than three ______ (1.4 kilograms). 27. Young birds can leave the nest when they are ____ ______ old. 29. The male makes a _____ dive for the ground then flies up. 30. This is the place a hawk hunts from. 31. The oldest captive red-tailed hawk lived to be ______-____. 32. The oldest known wild red-tailed hawk lived to be _______-____ years old. 34. Baby Red-Tailed Hawks are white with ______ ______. 35. These hawks generally live in ____________ and wooded areas. 37. This is the country that the Red-Tailed Hawk hunts in. (Your country) 38. A Red-Tailed _______ is the subject of this puzzle. 39. Red-Tailed Hawk eggs hatch after a ______. 41. Red-tailed hawks are important members of the ___________ where they live. 42. Its the hawk the Red-Tailed Hawk was named for...The _____-____ Hawk.

Down 1. Red-Tailed Hawks mate for _______ (Time) 2. The opposite of predator is ________. A hunter hunts _________. 3. _______ are another member of the hawk's biology group. 5. Smaller birds, such as _________, often use red-tailed hawk nests as their own. 7. Red-Tailed Hawk families lay ____ _____ per nest. 9. They help control populations of small mammals such as rabbits, as well as help farmers by keeping down the numbers of mice, ______, and other rodents that eat their crops. 13. The female hawk is the _______ of the two hawks. (Male or Female) 18. The clws on a hawk are called ______. 19. The courtship (Mating process) involves ________ ________ flying. 20. 30 meters is approximtely ______ high. (Height) 21. A red-tailed hawk is a big bird, with a body that can reach just over ___ _____ (0.6 meters) long. 22. The smaller of the gender is the _______ hawk (Male or Female) 23. Because their ______ are so big, the hawks cannot move them inside their sockets, and have to move their heads to see in different directions. 24. The scientific name for the red-tailed hawk is Buteo __________. 25. An ______ hawk weighs between one and.......... 28. Baby red-tailed hawks are covered with _____, ______ feathers. 33. A hawk can spot a mouse from ______ feet away. (Number) 36. All hawks are a member of this family. (Hint: Veloci______) 40. The red-tailed hawk has a strong ______, built to tear its food into pieces to swallow whole.