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Red Tailed Hawk

B.j. calurus ssp

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

the 4th pic shows one of them in flight.

Species ID Suggestions

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaciensis
JoshuaGSmith
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Comments (6)
HemaShah
the band is not visible though.
ChristyHolland
Great series, Jemma! You've got a lot of great raptor spottings, and I'd love to have them included in the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557
Liam
Agreed, B.j. calurus ssp are the dominant ssp in your area and are quite typically a tawny coloration like this, which not all field guides may show. In the last shot you can see the dark patagial markings ("armpit"), which are pretty much diagnostic of RTHA.
HemaShah
looks like a red tailed couple to me.

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Raptors of North America
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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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