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Buteo jamaicensis
I live in the suburbs of Portland, Maine, and this hawk came down into my backyard to snatch a squirrel off of my fence! Does anyone know if this is a male or female? I'm not sure how to tell.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2015
Submitted on Jun 7, 2015
6 Comments
Wonderful series Leah, welcome to PN!
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That is awesome! Many animals thrive off of humans, squirrels being one of them. Then these guys can thrive off of the abundance of squirrels :)
As far as telling sex, you mostly do it off of size. I can tell you this is an immature though, you can tell by the banded tail and the light irises. Females are quite a bit larger than males, but it can be hard to tell unless you have them sitting next to each other!
Thanks, Ashley, I just added a description. It was in my backyard. So amazing to see this bird up close, especially living so close to downtown Portland.
Awesome series! Was this in your backyard? You can fill out a sentence or two in the habitat section, that would be really helpful :) It's great to see a youngster successfully hunting!