My dad talked to the folks at the Hiram College Field Station. A woman there (a biology professor?) told him that the hawks are probably Red-Shouldered Hawks. The behavior is indicative of parents teaching their young. My dad said that there are sometimes a few birds flying around, so this could back that up.
It is hard to tell. Wikipedia has it that "It is while establishing territories that the distinctive, screaming kee-aah call (usually repeated 3 to 4 times) of this bird are heard." This is definitely the behavior we are hearing.
I wish I could have gotten some good footage, but all I took was a short movie on my camera. You can't see anything, but the call of the hawks is clear as a bell in there. Maybe I'll post the audio when I get a chance.
This is a follow-up of this post.
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