Wildlife Spotting

Great spotting, really hard to find.

I am quite certain this is a Adult Light Morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk. The lack of rufous wash, little to no belly band, especially dark patagial markings, the apparent scapular V on the backside, classic red-tailed hawk perch posture, wing tips do not reach tail tip, and whitish with narrow dark bands and having also juvenile and adult feathers, all point to this sub species of RTHA.

Definitely a redtail. Don't know what happened to my comment earlier saying why, so I'll say it again. A rough legged of any age has a white tail with a dark band on the end, this bird does not have that. They also have limited white markings on the back, and this bird you can see half of the scapular v that is a giveaway for a redtail.

It's either an immature or female. The stripe behind the eye and the breast pattern supports this species.

It looks a lot like a Rough-legged Hawk or an Osprey.