What type of Bird is this?

[nixhome2020]

Helo Cooldood, thanks for the feedback, I was going with what my neighbor thought this was.

Upon visiting this page: Identification Keys and Tips - Common (Buteo) Hawks
I think you are correct, in that it is a Buteo (i’d never heard of that word before now)

But, what type of Buteo do you think this is? I at first thought it was Ferruginous Hawk, but this page states:

Other Identification Keys: Ferruginous Hawks have fully feathered legs, all the way down to their feet.

I’ve a better close up of our visitor just posted at:

Need a bigger Bird Bath… What type of Bird is this?

East facing V3 cam ground level: [image] [image] West facing V3 cam ground level WOC mounted on Shepherds Hook: (I’m going to have to change the angle on this WOC to accommodate the somewhat taller visitor than the finches that are the predominate visitor to the bird bath.)

What type of hawk do you think this is?

SJ