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Rough-Legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

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Field Notes

Notes:

The name "Rough-legged" Hawk refers to the feathered legs. The Rough-legged Hawk, the Ferruginous Hawk, and the Golden Eagle are the only American hawks to have legs feathered all the way to the toes.

Reference Links:

Rough-legged Hawk, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMarch 10, 2013

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