My guess would be an immature Red-shouldered Hawk. Chunky body and relatively short tail says buteo to me, but more slender than a Red-tail, also longer-tail than Red-tail extending beyond primaries. And evenly streaked underside without a Red-tail's belly band. No Broad-wings in March, too slender and warm brown for rough-legged. Immature because red lacking in the shoulders, and the tail not thickly and boldly barred.
On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 3:00:36 PM UTC-4, Brendan wrote:
-- On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 3:00:36 PM UTC-4, Brendan wrote:
I struggle with hawk ID more than anything else, despite them being larger. If anyone wouldn't mind taking a look and providing opinions they'd be appreciated. I know the types of hawk species we get in the area but haven't really ever been able to distinguish any of them, mostly because of the differences between juvenile and adult versions of the species. If this forum isn't meant for this type of query just let me know! Thanks!
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