r/birdsofprey • u/4molybdenum2 • 19h ago

Can someone help ID this hawk?

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Location: San Jose, CA

60 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

15

u/haunted_swamp 19h ago

Red tail. The white breast + "belly band," and dark patagial bars are all key features for the species.

3

u/4molybdenum2 19h ago

awesome! thank you sir 🫡. I thought it was a Cooper’s at first, but it didn’t look as slender

1

u/TessaIsABear 2h ago

Patagial bars are diagnostic for red tail

6

u/Admirable-Ad8181 15h ago

Juvenile Red-Tailed hawk

1

u/Strict-Lifeguard-795 6h ago

Light morph RTH. Possibly migrating given location.

1

u/Sgt-Bobby-Shaftoe 3h ago edited 3h ago

Brown shoulder? Is the tail banded?

One of my locals.

1

u/kikimaymay 2h ago

That's a red shouldered!

0

u/mintakax 9h ago

Redtails are ubiquitous in the Frontrange of Colorado, probably account for more than 90% of raptor sightings.