Harlan's Hawk?

[Melierax]

EDIT: Since this is often a topic of confusion, I am aware this is a Red-tailed Hawk ?

Thinking Harlan's on this bird since I've never seen this plumage on a classic immature western, but I don't know the range of variation in immatures.

Edited December 12, 2020 by Melierax

[MichaelLong]

Doesn't look dark enough in my opinion but that's just my opinion 

[Melierax]

@Tony LeukeringAny thoughts?

[DLecy]

I'd call this a juvenile intermediate "Western" Red-tailed Hawk. The overall plumage of the bird seems way too warm brown for Harlan's, which are darker, more streaked, and blackish in coloration. Harlan's RTHA often appear much more like a RLHA in terms of plumage; silvery flight feathers, light base to rectrices, and if I am not mistaken, I think this bird has molted in at least one adult outer rectrix, which looks like a classic RTHA tail feather to me. 

[DLecy]

2 hours ago, DLecy said:

I think this bird has molted in at least one adult outer rectrix, which looks like a classic RTHA tail feather to me. 

Sorry, I should clarify that I think it looks good for a Western RTHA (non-Harlan's) tail feather; the eponymous version. A "classic RTHA tail feather" was not specific enough.

[Tony Leukering]

The one relevant photo is not quite good enough to be sure, but it looks as if the black of the subterminal dark tail band does not bleed down the shaft to the tip, so probably not Harlan's.

[Melierax]

16 hours ago, Tony Leukering said:

The one relevant photo is not quite good enough to be sure, but it looks as if the black of the subterminal dark tail band does not bleed down the shaft to the tip, so probably not Harlan's.

Okay, that was the field mark I wasn't sure on. Thanks all!