"For Native Americans there are few symbols stronger than red-tailed hawks. To the Pueblo, the red-tailed hawk was known as the red eagle. Its feathers and energies were used for healing ceremonies and for bringing the rains and waters necessary for life. To the Ojibwa, he represented leadership, deliberation, and foresight. "Hawk is akin to Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Hawk medicine teaches you to be observant.... Life is sending you signals," says Jamie Sams, Native American medicine teacher and a member of the Wolf Clan of the Seneca people."

(Text by Ron Shafer, Decatur Audubon Society , 1998)

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