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Photo by rainbow35fw
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Field Notes

Notes:

Can someone help me identify this bird?

Species ID Suggestions

Red-tailed Hawk (juvenile)

Buteo jamaicensis borealis

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Comments (3)
ChristyHolland
Great capture!! I'd love you to add this spotting to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
Liam
Accipiters (Coop/Sharpie/Gos) have longer tails. Dana is correct, this is a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. Only adults have the red tails.
flybeasley
It sure looks like a immature Cooper's Hawk. Accipiter cooperii http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coopers_Hawk

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