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Red Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Photo by KimChampagne
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Comments (6)

The expanded picture clearly shows a red tail with white tip, so I would suggest a Red-tailed Hawk.
It's probably a red-tailed hawk but it could also be a red-shouldered or even a juvenile from a Cooper's hawk. Hard to tell from a distance.
Here's a possible resource for you to use: http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/RWRU/raptofla.htm

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