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Swainson's hawk? Costa Rica in October (1 Viewer)

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PeterHD

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Hi,

Late October on the Carribbean Coast of Costa Rica I saw and incredible amount of high flying raptors migrating south. On these pictures, along with the turkey vultures, there are some smaller ones, which I suspect are Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni). Would you agree? Or is it something else...

Thanks, Peter
 

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Not commenting on these specific shots but when we were there this year in Mar-Apr, there were flocks of Broad-winged Hawks on the move, presumably going the other way.



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