Buteos

Buteo Hawks of Continental North America

Species that are likely to be seen in both eastern and western North America

North American birds include species found in the United States (excluding Hawaii) and Canada that are breeding species, regular visitors, and casual and accidental species from other regions that are believed to have strayed here without direct human aid, and well-established introduced species that are now part of our avifauna. In addition, as an identification aid, I have included photos of these species even if the photos were taken outside of the North American area.

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Red-Tailed Hawk (Eastern)

Albemarle County, VA December 2019	Albemarle County, VA December 2019	Albemarle County, VA December 2019	Blue Ridge Parkway VA; September 2021
Rockfish Valley, VA January 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA January 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA January 2008	Augusta County, VA December 2017
Devils Knob, VA December 2009	Devils Knob, VA December 2009	Swoope, VA November 2019	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2012
Rockfish Valley, VA October 2010	Stuarts Draft, VA December 2011	Crozet, VA February 2010	Devils Knob, VA June 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA February 2009	Rockfish Valley, VA February 2009	Rockfish Valley, VA February 2009	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2012
Swoope, VA March 2018	Augusta County, VA March 2018	Augusta County, VA March 2018	Augusta County, VA March 2018
Augusta County, VA March 2018	Rockbridge County, VA March 2018	Rockbridge County, VA March 2018	Rockbridge County, VA March 2018
Highland County, VA January 2016	Rockfish Valley, VA February 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA February 2012	Devils Knob, VA August 2009
Blue Ridge Parkway VA; October 2018	Rockfish Valley, VA January 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2012
Rockfish Valley, VA February 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA December 2007	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2010	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2008	Rockfish Gap, VA September 2009
Swoope, VA December 2013	Rockfish Valley, VA January 2010	Rockfish Valley, VA January 2010	Rockfish Valley, VA October 2010
Rockfish Valley, VA November 2010	Rockfish Gap, VA September 2009	Devils Knob, VA August 2009	Stuarts Draft, VA December 2011
Stuarts Draft, VA December 2011	Stuarts Draft, VA December 2011	Rockingham County, VA; December 2013	Charlotte, NC October 2018
Charlotte, NC October 2018	Charlotte, NC October 2018	Charlotte, NC October 2018	Augusta County, VA February 2019
Blue Ridge Parkway VA; September 2018	Rockfish Valley, VA August 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA August 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA September 2012
Rockfish Valley, VA September 2012	Rockfish Gap, VA September 2012	Waynesboro, VA November 2012	Elkton, VA December 2012
James River S.P., VA March 2013	Stuart's Draft, VA May 2013	Dayton, VA October 2015	Augusta County, VA; November 2017
Blue Grass, VA September 2014	Blue Grass, VA September 2014	Blue Grass, VA February 2019	Bridgewater, VA January 2015
Shenval Reg. AP, VA December 2014	Shenval Reg. AP, VA December 2014	Harrisonburg, VA February 2015	Harrisonburg, VA February 2015
Raphine, VA November 2015	Raphine, VA November 2015	Raphine, VA November 2015	Raphine, VA November 2015
Augusta County, VA; October 2016	Augusta County, VA; December 2016	Rockbridge County, VA; November 2016	Rockbridge County, VA; November 2016
Rockingham County, VA; November 2016	Rockingham County, VA; November 2016	Rockingham County, VA; November 2016	Rockbridge County, VA; November 2017
Rockbridge County, VA; February 2018	Rockingham County, VA; February 2018	Swoope, VA February 2018	Blue Ridge Parkway VA; September 2018
Rockingham County, VA; November 2018	Rockingham County, VA; November 2018	Rockingham County, VA; November 2018	Rockingham County, VA; November 2018
Augusta County, VA November 2018	Swoope, VA November 2018	Swoope, VA November 2018	Swoope, VA November 2018
Swoope, VA January 2020	Swoope, VA November 2019	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019	Swoope, VA March 2020

Red-tailed Hawk (Leucistic Eastern)

Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019
Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019
Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019
Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA November 2019	Swoope, VA January 2020	Swoope, VA January 2020
Swoope, VA January 2020	Swoope, VA January 2020	Swoope, VA June 2020	Swoope, VA June 2020

Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's x Eastern hybrid)

Rockbridge County, VA
December 2013

Red-tailed Hawk (Northern)

Rockfish Valley, VA September 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA September 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA September 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA September 2011
Augusta County, VA March 2018	Augusta County, VA March 2018	Augusta County, VA March 2018	Augusta County, VA March 2018
Augusta County, VA March 2018	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2014	Swoope, VA December 2014
Augusta County, VA November 2018	Augusta County, VA November 2018	Augusta County, VA December 2017	Augusta County, VA December 2017
Blue Ridge Parkway VA; October 2019	Blue Ridge Parkway VA; October 2019	Blue Ridge Parkway VA; October 2019	Blue Ridge Parkway VA; October 2019

Red-tailed Hawk (Florida)

Naples, FL
January 2012

Red-tailed Hawk (Texas - Fuertes')

Southern Texas
May 2015

Red-tailed Hawk (Western Light-Morph)

Santa Cruz Flats, AZ January 2017	Santa Cruz Flats, AZ January 2017	Santa Cruz Flats, AZ January 2017	Skagit WRA, WA August 2015
Pinal Air Park, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	DeAnza Trail, AZ January 2017	DeAnza Trail, AZ January 2017
Pinal County, AZ May 2021	Pinal County, AZ May 2021	Pinal County, AZ May 2021	Santa Cruz Flats, AZ May 2021

Red-tailed Hawk (Western Dark-Morph)

Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017
Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017
Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	Kansas Settlement, AZ January 2017	McNeal, AZ January 2017
McNeal, AZ January 2017	McNeal, AZ January 2017	McNeal, AZ January 2017	McNeal, AZ January 2017
Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016
Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016
Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016

Rough-legged Hawk

Louisa County , VA
March 2016

Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013
Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013
Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013	Stuarts Draft , VA March 2013
Stuarts Draft , VA December 2011	Stuarts Draft , VA December 2011	Stuarts Draft , VA December 2011	Stuarts Draft , VA December 2011

Stuarts Draft, VA February 2010	Stuarts Draft, VA February 2010	Stuarts Draft, VA February 2010
Stuarts Draft, VA February 2010	Stuarts Draft, VA February 2010	Stuarts Draft, VA February 2010

Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks in aerial battle

See photos and read about a Rough-legged Hawk defending its territory.

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