Do hawks' cries frighten game animals from the field?

Game animals do not typically associate the sound of a hawk's cry with a direct threat, as they may not have learned to recognize that specific sound as a predator's call. Many prey animals rely more on visual cues and other senses to detect danger rather than auditory signals alone. Therefore, they may not be frightened away simply because they hear a hawk.

Additionally, while some prey species can learn to recognize the calls of their predators over time, it often takes repeated exposure and specific contextual experiences for them to make that association. In many cases, if a game animal has not encountered a hawk before or has not developed the learned behavior of responding to its call, it may not react at all. Therefore, the idea that the sound of a hawk does not frighten them stands true based on the animals' natural instincts and learned experiences regarding predators in their environment.