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Red-tailed Hawk chick

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Red-tailed Hawk chick in nest.

Habitat:

Platform nest in canyon at San Clemente. Houses are built on the ridges overlooking the canyon.

Notes:

I took this photo from a 1/2 mile or more away. Only one chick was visible at the time, though there had been three.

Reference Links:

Red-tailed Hawk

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PublishedJune 6, 2013

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