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Red Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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41.2692, -73.0805

Field Notes

Description:

Large hawk in suburban neighborhood. Brown and fairly large.

Habitat:

Suburban neighborhood, several streams, fields, farms, a swamp/bog, forest, and a river.

Species ID Suggestions

Red Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis
JacobMcelligott
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Comments (2)
NathanHeuer
Impossible to tell backlit like that, but it's probably a Red-Tailed Hawk, that's the largest common hawk seen in the East in all habitats.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
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Signs of Wildlife

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PublishedMarch 1, 2013

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