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Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Photo by nervousbirds
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Field Notes

Description:

Giant raptor from the Western US

Habitat:

Prairies, mixed open woodlands, fields, pasture and scrubland.

Notes:

Observed this past winter in Cape May, NJ

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Earth Week 2010
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PublishedApril 27, 2010

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