Help with hawk seen in PA, USA (1 Viewer)

[leecea]

Hello,

I saw this hawk today at a local park in Montgomery County, PA, USA.



Is it a broad-winged hawk?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[KC Foggin]

I was leaning to it being a Red-tailed Hawk and 2 great images

 

[birdmeister]

Nice images of a strongly marked immature Red-tailed Hawk!

The thick "belly band" of streaks and the two dark patagial lines (near the "shoulders") help to identify this as Red-tailed.

 

[leecea]

Thank you both.

I was naively expecting to see the obvious red tail that I have seen in my other pictures, but I see now that the immature looks different.

Andy

 

[Microtus]

Another for Red-tailed Hawk