OK, I agree this isn't what you picture when someone says Redtail Hawk. Because his tail ain't red. I at first thought red shoulder hawk but more investigating proves to me that this is a juvenile Redtail. The mottled chest, the size and the thin stripes on his tail helped me figure this out. I had stopped the truck to try for some blue jay pictures, but they weren't hanging around too much. That when I looked up and saw this hawk 15 feet off the ground and 25 feet from me. He eventually flew to another tree. I must have seen 6 or 7 hawks last Sunday morning, I think that must be a sign that they are migrating right now.
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