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Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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Field Notes

Notes:

This was a beautiful, dark red-tailed hawk that we chased over muddy roads...and still didn't get very close! Northeast of Denver, CO.

Reference Links:

Red-tailed Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (4)
patty
Nice spotting Christy and fantastic picture ! =)
ChristyHolland
Thanks Emily! It's good enough for small pics & cards...maybe...stupid wires!! ;-)

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Colorado Corridors Project
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Global Flight
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Front Range Life of Colorado
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Raptors of North America
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Colorado's Feathered Friends
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PublishedMarch 13, 2014

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