Date: 1/17/25 8:53 am
From: Dominik Mosur via groups.io <dominikmosur...>
Subject: Re: [southbaybirds] Red-tailed Hawk - Juvenile Dark Morph or Juvenile Harlan's ?
Hi Brooke,

I don't think a harlan's as these should show barring on the primary tips
as opposed to the solid black as seen on this bird.

Dominik



On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM Brooke Miller via groups.io <brooke.bam=
<gmail.com...> wrote:

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> I was a Ed Levin, Sandy Wool Lake, yesterday morning and saw a buteo
> flying that seemed a bit different. I’ve attached some fairly distant
> photos, and they are not all that good. Is this a juvenile Dark Morph
> Red-tailed Hawk or possibly a Juvenile Harlan’s Hawk? …and why? It seems
> black-and-white enough for Harlan’s, but I have little experience with that
> morph.
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> All help is appreciated.
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> Thanks,
> Brooke Miller
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