Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus), Chandler: E. Ellsworth & Germann Rd. intersection., Maricopa County

This Rough-legged Hawk was photographed by Pierre Deviche on 16 January 2022.

Rough-legged Hawk is a rare winter visitor to Arizona, and extremely rare anywhere in Southern Arizona.

Note the black belly band and black markings on the wing.

16 January 2022, photo by Pierre Deviche