Birding in BC Community

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In Ladner around farm fields near the dump on Jan. 28

Hi okalla,

Your raptor is a Rough-legged Hawk, which is a common sight in Ladner in winter months!

Northern Goshawk is an accipiter much larger than it's relatives Cooper's Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk.

Northern Goshawk is a forest raptor, and are generally hard to find, unless you have a juvenile that spends the winter eating ducks, like what we at Maplewood Flats in 2018

I'm no expert, but you could look at Rough-Legged Hawk also.

The small feet and feathered Tarsa ( leggings) a light morph multi banded tail also is a good give away.
They are common here in the Cariboo region. Nice photo.

Lee

Thanks for the help everyone!