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Rough-legged Hawk Sounds

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Newfoundland and Labrador, July 02, 2007Recorded by Martha Fischer / Macaulay Library
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Alaska, June 01, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library

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Calls

When nesting adults are alarmed they give a loud, catlike mew that lasts about 1 second, repeated every 15–30 seconds. They call while flying or perched. Courting birds give a whistle that tapers off into a hiss.

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