 The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit is an important prey species for many raptors and carnivorous mammals . The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit and Townsend 's ground <unk> ( <unk> <unk> ) are the two most important prey species on the Snake River Birds of Prey Study Area . Hawks preying on black @-@ tailed jackrabbits include the <unk> hawk ( Buteo regalis ) , white @-@ tailed hawk ( Buteo <unk> ) , <unk> 's hawk ( B. <unk> ) , and red @-@ tailed hawk ( B. <unk> ) . The black @-@ tailed jackrabbit is the primary prey of <unk> 's , red @-@ tailed , and <unk> hawks on Idaho and Utah sites . Other raptors consuming black @-@ tailed jackrabbits include the great horned owl ( <unk> <unk> ) , burrowing owl ( Athene <unk> ) , golden eagle ( Aquila <unk> ) , and bald eagle ( <unk> <unk> ) . A significant correlation exists between golden eagle and black @-@ tailed jackrabbit reproduction patterns . In Colorado and southeastern Wyoming , black @-@ tailed jackrabbits constitute 9 % of nesting bald eagles ' diet . Jackrabbits and <unk> ( <unk> spp . ) combined form 9 % of the diet of bald eagles wintering on national forests in Arizona and New Mexico . 
