If you live in California for any amount of time, the Redtail Hawk becomes sacred to you. We think of it as our bird. I was surprised to see Jim Dixon say there are Redtails in my home state of Wisconsin - I don't remember them.
I didn't see the lyrics for the song that Kate Wolf recorded, so here they are:


THE REDTAIL HAWK
(George A. Shroder)

The redtail hawk writes songs across the sky.
There's music in the waters flowing by.
And you can hear a song each time the wind sighs
In the golden rolling hills of California.
In the golden rolling hills of California.

It's been so long, love, since you said goodbye.
My cabin's been as lonesome as a cry,
But there's comfort in the clouds drifting by
In the golden rolling hills of California.
In the golden rolling hills of California.

A neighbor came today to lend a hand,
He saw I'd fixed the road as best I can;
But there's s just some things that need a man's hand
In the golden rolling hills of California.
In the golden rolling hills of California.

The redtail hawk writes songs across the sky.
There's music in the waters flowing by.
And you can hear a song each time the wind sighs
In the golden rolling hills of California.
In the golden rolling hills of California.



Source: the Kate Wolf Songbook

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CHORDS
Am G Am Am
The redtail hawk writes songs across the sky
Am G Am
There's music in the water flowing by
Am G Am Am
and you can hear a song each time the wind sighs
G G Am Am
In the golden rolling hills of California
G G Am
In the golden rolling hills of California
Am G Am Am
It's been so long, love, since you said Good-Bye
Am G Am
My cabin's been as lonesome as a cry
Am G Am Am
But there's comfort in the clouds drifting by
G G Am Am
In the golden rolling hills of California
G G Am
In the golden rolling hills of California
Am G Am Am

A neighbour came today to lend a hand
Am G Am
He saw I'd fixed the road as best I can
Am G Am Am
But there's s just some things that need a man's hand
G G Am Am
In the golden rolling hills of California
G G Am
In the golden rolling hills of California

Am G Am Am
The redtail hawk writes songs across the sky
Am G Am
There's music in the water flowing by
Am G Am Am
and you can hear a song each time the wind sighs
G G Am Am
In the golden rolling hills of California
G G Am
In the golden rolling hills of California

source: http://www.hermann-sr.de/89.html (with video)