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Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
45.801, -122.763
Field Notes
Description:
Probably the most common hawk in the U.S. Rufous tail, yellowish legs, brownish eye, and white spots on the back. Many times its breast is whitish with a wide band of brown spots going across horizontally.
Habitat:
Open areas and a wide range of habitats.
Notes:
One of the few times I've seen a Red-tailed Hawk actually hover like a Kestrel.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 25, 2011
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