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Hawk ID Needed Kearney NE USA (1 Viewer)

This bird does look very much like a juvenile "Harlan's" Hawk pictured at Plates 415 (back view) and Plates 406 and 407 (front views) in Wheeler's RAPTORS Of Western North America, when compared with the 3 pictures above.

Pictures 2 and 3 above are back views and very similar to the Harlan's Hawk shown in Plate 415.

There are also two with with front views to compare with picture #1 which can be seen at Plates 410 and 411 of "Harlan's" Hawks which have similar breast and belly markings.

In contrast the front views of the pictures of dark, and dark intermediate juvenile "Western" (calurus) Red-tailed Hawks at Plates 406 and 407 in Wheeler's book show solid dark colored breasts and bellies.

Kearney, Nebraska is within the winter range of "Harlan's" Hawks shown in range map for them in the above cited book.

Bob
 
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