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Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by Caelizacore
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Mid-size raptor in the buteo family, mostly brown and off white, with a reddish-brown tail.

Habitat:

Urban center

Notes:

Sitting in a tree near the Muddy River in the Fenway

Reference Links:

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis - Overview, Red-tailed hawk - Wikipedia

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