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Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

Photo by CandicePerry
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Species ID Suggestions

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaciensis
JoshuaGSmith
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Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

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AshleyT
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Comments (3)
AshleyT
Red-tail Hawk is not in range for this time of year. Also, this bird has a thick, white base of the tail (as seen in the third photo) that would be much smaller in a red-tail. This bird also has a line extending back from the eye which is common in Rough-legged Hawks

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Wildlife with Snow, Frost, and Ice - NorthEastern United States
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Birds of the World
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Raptors of North America
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Wildlife of the Prairies
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PublishedNovember 15, 2013

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