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Rough-legged Hawk (female)

Buteo lagopus

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

A large raptor with dark molted patterns on back, wings, and tail. Females have paler heads than males.

Habitat:

Spotted at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

Reference Links:

Rough-legged buzzard - Wikipedia, Rough-legged Hawk Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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