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Red Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by glbnoah109
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Field Notes

Description:

Bird is stocky with while belly plummage and dark stripped back.

Habitat:

Area has tall trees and open fields.

Notes:

I see similar red tailed hawks soaring above nearby open fields. It is difficult to get a good photo of this bird.

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