The eagle sounds like a disappointed gull.

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[–] 4 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

also the golden eagle is a superior hunter than the Bald eagle, the bald one just likes to steal kills most of the time, although they do hunt, they can hunt prey like goldens can. if you compare the talons of the golden and bald, the golden massive ones.

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  • [–] 73 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    I love that there are still people learning that for the first time. Keep it going.

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  • [–] 43 points 3 days ago (9 children)

    Another fun fact about red-tailed hawk screams: blue jays will imitate them, so sometimes when you hear it outside that doesn’t even mean one is close. It’s not known for certain why they do it, but I suspect it’s because they’re little bastards (affectionate)

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Interesting! I heard what I thought was a hawk today and eventually the (seemingly) same bird transitioned to another call which I recognized as blue jay. Also two weeks ago I heard some really strange bird noises and when I used Merlin sound ID it first identified a red tailed hawk, then a blue jay. I wonder if it was actually just a blue jay both times?

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  • [–] 18 points 3 days ago

    It's not surprising. The bald eagle song is not very intimidating and they call rarely.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Since no one has provided an example yet, here's a video.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    That Submersive Communist Bastard!

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  • [–] 10 points 3 days ago

    Idk, Conan was pretty convincing when fans called him out years ago.

    https://youtu.be/R1GpkemCSoE?is=_BxzCjotsZYEymCe

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  • I was very surprised the first time I heard one in our backyard. I was thinking "WTF!? Was that a seagull?"

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  • [–] 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    I always heard bald eagle calls as an "ukikiki" sound, they are pretty common here in my part of British Columbia.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    Also a fun fact: red-tailed hawks aren't hawks, they're a type of buzzard.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    Really? Got a source? I'm not doubting you, just intensely curious

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  • [–] 10 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    It's a terminology clash.

    In the US, it's common to refer to vultures as buzzards, but in much of the rest of the world, buzzard refers to what I've heard referred to as the "broad winged hawks" like the red tailed hawk and the red shouldered hawk. In contrast to the "short winged hawks" (accipiters) , like the Cooper's hawk or the sharp shinned hawk.

    A similar naming clash exists with sparrow hawks, which are hawks, except for what we in the US call a sparrow hawk, which is a type of falcon.

    So red tailed hawks are a type of hawk, and in some places are called buzzards.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago
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    But mostly turkey vultures in movies

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