Red tail feathers coming in! This Buteo jamaicensis looks like it was one of last year’s fledglings. They don’t get their brick-red tails until they’re a year old. 
Also a good view of the cummerbund-like belly-band that most of our best-dressed eastern Red-tailed Hawks sport.
Raptor Wednesday
Published May 30, 2018 Fieldnotes Leave a CommentTags: birding, birds, Jamaica Bay
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