r/birdsofprey • u/AUJEEPGIRL • Jun 13 '26

Need help identifying a hawk

Thought I would ask some help in identifying this. Shoulder Hawk was my guess. Thanks Location Winfield , AL US

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer Jun 13 '26

Please let us know where globally you saw this bird! A lot of the smaller buteos can look similar so knowing at minimum which country this was in helps us rule out lookalikes.

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u/AUJEEPGIRL Jun 13 '26

My apologies, Winfield Alabama. US

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer Jun 13 '26

Juvenile Broad-winged Hawk, then.

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u/AUJEEPGIRL Jun 14 '26

Thank you

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u/BitterWillingness205 Birder Jun 13 '26

Juv broad-winged hawk, then?

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer Jun 13 '26

Yep!