Red-tailed Hawk (dark morph juvenile) (Buteo jamaicensis)

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Photo by Ajwerko

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Red-tailed Hawks are large hawks with typical Buteo proportions: very broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Large females seen from a distance might fool you into thinking you’re seeing an eagle. (Until an actual eagle comes along.)

Habitat:

Habitat
The Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of open country. Look for it along fields and perched on telephones poles, fenceposts, or trees standing alone or along edges of fields.

Notes:

Thanks Liam for helping to identify this young hawk.

Reference Links:

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

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