In 2019, the 8th Grade class from the Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls were responsible for getting the red tailed hawk named as the state raptor.
State Raptor
In 2019, the General Court adopted the red tailed hawk as the official state raptor; RSA 3:30.
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