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Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

Swainson's (juvenile light morph) or Red-tailed (juvenile) hawk?

Habitat:

Spotted in eastern Washington along a farm road. It found a good perch on an irrigation system to look for prey. A warm sunny day with the wind blowing at around 20 mph.

Species ID Suggestions

Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Reference Link
acallejas
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Comments (1)
jazz.mann
Merlin bird app, google lens and I all agree with the earlier suggestion

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Hawks and eagles of the North West US
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Birds of the Pacific North West

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PublishedAugust 30, 2020

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