Where to See Red-tailed Hawk in Blue Ridge Parkway

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Red-tailed Hawk sightings in Blue Ridge Parkway

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Where Red-tailed Hawk has been reported, from 255 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM0% of the busiest hour5 AM5% of the busiest hour6 AM10% of the busiest hour7 AM25% of the busiest hour8 AM45% of the busiest hour9 AM70% of the busiest hour10 AM90% of the busiest hour11 AMBusiest hourNoon90% of the busiest hour1 PM80% of the busiest hour2 PMBusiest hour3 PM90% of the busiest hour4 PM75% of the busiest hour5 PM55% of the busiest hour6 PM35% of the busiest hour7 PM20% of the busiest hour8 PM8% of the busiest hour9 PM2% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Red-tailed Hawk is most seen 10 AM–1 PM and 2–4 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Red-tailed Hawk sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	0%
5 AM	5%
6 AM	10%
7 AM	25%
8 AM	45%
9 AM	70%
10 AM	90%
11 AM	100%
Noon	90%
1 PM	80%
2 PM	100%
3 PM	90%
4 PM	75%
5 PM	55%
6 PM	35%
7 PM	20%
8 PM	8%
9 PM	2%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Where to look

Blue Ridge Parkway spots that mention Red-tailed Hawk

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Red-tailed Hawk. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

Scenic pulloutThe Saddle OverlookDual-sided overlook for sunrise, sunset, and hawk-watching

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Where to see Red-tailed Hawk in Blue Ridge Parkway