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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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38.3217, -75.2953

Field Notes

Description:

Very large, brown and tannish-cream markings, large head and enormous wings.

Habitat:

Rural Eastern Shore, Berlin, Maryland

Notes:

dove down from a tree in front of my car, then darted back up into the sky.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

My husband thinks it is a red tailed hawk
Nice Photo - could be a greenhorn?
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PublishedJuly 22, 2011

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