Red-tailed hawk Red-tailed hawk The red-tailed hawk ("Buteo jamaicensis") is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members within the genus of "Buteo" in North America or worldwide. The red-tailed hawk is one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk," though it rarely preys on standard-sized chickens. The bird is sometimes also referred to as the red-tail for short, when the meaning is clear in context. Red-tailed hawks
Billy Joe Shaver album, "Together Through Life" (2009) - ""I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver, And I'm reading James Joyce"". Shaver is also the "hero" of the song, "Wish I Could Write Like Billy Joe" on the album "Stormy Love" by Bugs Henderson. Shaver sings the themes to the Adult Swim Television show, "Squidbillies". The opening themes, collectively called "Warrior Man", are only a stanza long and end with a sotto voce spoken word portion. Shaver's debut album, "Old Five and Dimers Like Me" (1973), contained many songs noted for being performed by other artists such as David Allan Coe and Waylon Jennings.