Northern Red-tailed Hawk?

[smittyone@cox.net]

Images captured in January last year in NW Missouri.  Another one of those immature (yellow eyed) Red-tailed Hawks with a brick red tail.  I think I originally called this one an Eastern, but now have 2nd thoughts.  Because of the "blobby" underside, and light base of the tail, I'm going with a young (maybe light morph)_ Northern abieticola.  What do you guys think?

Also, because several of my recent Red-tailed Hawks were misidentified (by me), I'm now re-thinking many of my earlier calls.  Expect a bunch of older, some maybe even seen before, pics to be posted for ID confirmation.   

[Jerry Friedman]

I agree that it looks like abieticola, with the dark throat (which makes Eastern unlikely) and the rufous "dribbles" down the chest.  Certainly a light morph.  I suspect it's an adult because of the uneven feather lengths on the wings, showing that it has molted.  The eye is a bit dark and may just be taking some time to change to the adult color.