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Red-tailed hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by cherylb
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

Accipiter cooperii

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Comments (3)
ChristyHolland
Hi...this is a beautiful shot...but it's not a Coop...it's a buteo...I don't know the hawks in the east, but it looks like a juvenile Red-tailed hawk...
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2011

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