IWRC Raptor ID Series
 
Red-Tailed Hawk Regional Differences
       
Nestling
Fledgling
Juvenile
Adult
Eastern US (North Carolina)
(nestling photo
needed)
     
NC photos by Jean Chamberlain
Western US (California)
(fledgling photo
needed)
      California photos by Sallie Reynolds
     

Adults
      
Western US (Oregon)
     
Oregon photos courtesy
Cascades Raptor Center
     
       
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   There are many sub-species and great variation in the color phases of the Red-tailed hawk.
       
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