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Buteo jamaicensis
Red-tailed Hawks are large hawks with typical Buteo proportions: very broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Most Red-tailed Hawks are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the wing underside, a dark bar between shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’s brown and banded. “Dark-phase” birds are all chocolate-brown with a warm red tail. “Rufous-phase” birds are reddish-brown on the chest with a dark belly. Juvenile ID marks - look for the belly band, its a great indicator that you have a red-tailed.
In the trees over a small stream in an urban park.
2 Comments
Think so. It was really deep in the trees on a very cloudy day.
juvenile?
Lovely bird.