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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by andyarct
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Species ID Suggestions

Red-shouldered Hawk (juvenile)

Buteo lineatus

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Comments (3)
andyarct
Thanks, both of you. I thought it might be a Northern Harrier, but Red-shouldered makes sense. I used to see one R.S. a lot but it wasn't as dark as this bird. And this one doesn't have any obvious red shoulders like the others I've seen. But that could just be the lighting.
Liam
I agree with John's ID. This is a California subspecies.

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PublishedDecember 7, 2011

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