Buteo jamaicensis By Matt Young April 24, 2023 11:00 MST Photograph by David Young. Buteo jamaicensis – red-tailed hawk enjoying a rabbit dinner, possibly Sylvilagus audubonii – desert cottontail. Boulder, Colorado, April, 2023. The hawks' nest we were following several years ago has disappeared, but we are seeing hawks more often in residential areas within the city.