Dan P Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Taken 2-17-2021 above the Los Angeles River, south of CA Hwy-2 overpass in Elysian Valley, CA. Would this be called a Dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Yup, I believe the underwing pattern alone is distinctive. Edited March 2, 2021 by Hasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Hasan said: Yup, I believe the underwing pattern alone is distinctive. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Rufous morph — red chest and lower belly contrasting with black belly patch 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 59 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: Rufous morph — red chest and lower belly contrasting with black belly patch This could also be called intermediate morph, correct? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Melierax said: This could also be called intermediate morph, correct? Yes, according to my Sibley's, this is a dead ringer for an Intermediate Red-tailed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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