Red-tailed Hawk Identification guide! Our most common hawk, but they are very tricky to ID due to their many different plumage variations. Use this infographic to learn what to look for in the field!
look for the dark leading edge when Identifying hawks in flight. 
but also the red tail! sometimes its there 
but when you see a hawk and there is no red tail, you know you gotta look at other field marks 
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