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Old Wednesday 24th August 2011, 16:11   #1
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Massachusetts - Red-tailed or Red-shouldered Hawk?

Assume this is a Red-tailed Hawk, but the face and head looks to me more like a Red-shouldered Hawk. It was also a little smaller than most of the RTH I've seen so far. So I figured I'd put it to the group. I sas loosing the light to some clouds closing in, so the shots are little dark. Thanks for the help guys.

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Old Wednesday 24th August 2011, 16:18   #2
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Red-tail. It has the dark carpal bar and a belly-band.

And a red tail (photo #1).
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Agree.

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