JUVENILE RED-TAILED HAWK, E.T. SETON PARK, TORONTO, ON

   We can ID this hawk as a juvenile light morph Red-tailed Hawk as follows:

• Underside is white with some brown streaking.
• The underside of tail is pale.  Juveniles do not have red tails.
• While perching wing-tips fall short of the tail.
• Indistinct malar stripe, white throat and light eyebrow.
• Cere and feet are yellow.  Also has a long yellow gape, which indicates a juvenile.