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Buteo jamaicensis borealis
Took this picture right when it killed a squirrel, I thought I was next.
Wonderful capture! I'd love you to add this to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...
The speckled belly band makes it a Red-tailed Hawk. Rough-legged Hawks have all-dark bellies or dark chests. Dark crown also suggests Red-tailed.
Rough-legged are true to their name and have feathering all down their legs instead of just the tibia.
It's unlikely you would find a Roughie in MD in early Oct. They usually show up late Oct or early Nov.
Nice spotting!
This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463...
Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Oct 4, 2012
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