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Ictinia mississippiensis
Bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 12 to 15 inches (30–37 cm) beak to tail and has a wingspan averaging 3 feet (91 cm). Adults are gray with darker gray on their tail feathers and outer wings and lighter gray on their heads and inner wings. Males and females look alike, but the males are slightly paler on the head and neck.
Suburban Neighbor
It successfully bred 3 fledglings last year.
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This pic was taken in RI? I live right across the border in MA and I've never seen one.