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    Is this a juvenile Swainson's hawk?

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    I'm not an expert on western NA hawks Sarah but I think the white on the forehead and throat, brick red breast and overall look suggests a Swainson's Hawk, as you say. If it is a young bird it seems to be transitioning to adult plumage.

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