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Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

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Description:

Large bird, resembles the face of an eagle
Found on the tree at Bascom Hall, UW-Madison

Species ID Suggestions

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

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Comments (1)
Liam
This is an Eastern Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis). It doesn't have a belly band due to the fact that is a 'borealis' subspecies, which can be surprisingly pale.

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PublishedDecember 6, 2011

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