Help What kind of bird is this: Need help with this bird. Not a great shot taken on a overcast day. I think it is a roughed legged hawk but am not sure.

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Help What kind of bird is this

Feb 1, 2015 21:22:55 #

dalcar Loc: Indiana

Need help with this bird. Not a great shot taken on a overcast day. I think it is a roughed legged hawk but am not sure.

Feb 1, 2015 21:34:01 #

Joe F.N. Loc: Oshawa, Ontario

That's a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. Good call.

Feb 1, 2015 21:37:24 #

OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas

Appears to be rough leg. You might check the "Peterson Field Guide to Hawks" or the Peterson Field Guide to Raptors.

Feb 1, 2015 21:37:44 #

GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

According to my book it is also. The tail has a dark bar on the end and a touch of white by its beak. If not for those marks it could have been a Ferruginous Hawk.

Feb 2, 2015 06:52:33 #

dalcar Loc: Indiana

Thank you for your help

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