Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Williamson, Yavapai County

This Rough-legged Hawk was found by Felipe Guerrero & Micah Riegner on 24 December 2017 and photographed by Felipe Guerrero on 24 December 2017 and by Bryan Patrick on 26 December 2017

Rare but annual winter visitor.

Light-morph, identified by the white tail with dark subterminal band with gray tips, whitish head and nape with lightly streaked crown and dark eye line, and bill and feet proportionately small.

24 December 2017, photo by Felipe Guerrero

26 December 2017, photo by Bryan Patrick

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