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Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) (1)
- Reported Apr 01, 2024 11:57 by Douglas Long
- Solvang, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-120.1453547&<ll...>,-120.1453547 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S166864258 - Comments: "Large. nearly uniform whitish on venter; no dark patagial bars, no reddish tail, no bands on underside of tail, dark wingtips. At west end of town, soaring relatively close to the ground (about 4 stories high, based on comparison to adjacent buildings), sharply turned and headed west at a higher altitude."
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