Hawk?

This little guy was having a feast on my dead gophers today,any of you raptor experts know aht he is?

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That's a hawk! =D>
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Ok, I'm sorry I just looked in my book and it could be a Golden Eagle but I think you would recognise one of them. The only other I can find is a Harris Hawk. Nope, they are not in your area. Possilby a Swainson's Hawk.
They are in your area. I'm looking in the National audubon Society Field Guide.

Nice photo but hard to see the bird.
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typicalmuley
That for sure is a Swainson's Hawk. The dark bib on the upper breast gives it away. Awesome Pic NONYA!!!
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MuleyMadness
I'm going with a Swainson's Hawk (light-morph)

National Geographic 5th Edition Book
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NONYA
Thanx for the info guys,this is the first of this type I have seen on our place,we get lots of raptors but i dont remember ever seeing this one before. :222
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