This may only be of interest to buteophiles. Yesterday as I drove through Pueblo West on H50 I spotted an interesting hawk. It meets most of Wheeler's (in *Raptors of North America*) description for an intermediate (rufous) morph "Western" subspecies (*B.j.calurus*) of the Red-tailed Hawk. However, it has several characteristics of Harlan's (*B.j.harlani*) subspecies including a narrow white supercilium. I think it is likely an adult intermediate morph with intergrade traits of *calurus* and *harlani*. I have posted several photos on my blog at http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com with a discussion of field marks. I certainly welcome feedback on this possible identification.
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