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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by QWMom
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Field Notes

Description:

Red-shouldered Hawk: Large hawk with brown upperparts and head. Underparts are white with rust-red barring. The wings are finely barred above with red-brown shoulders and pale below with red-brown wash and dark tips. Tail is dark with thick white bands.

Habitat:

Resident in the eastern woodlands and west of the Rocky Mountains; also in New England and the Great Lakes region during the summer.

Notes:

Swooped across the road in front of me and lit on powerlines in front of a subdivision next to the road.

Reference Links:

Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk - Whatbird.com

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
QWMom
Thanks! I'm sure I'll see some soon that I can add to your mission :)
blaise
Great spotting! Thanks for joining my mission. :-)
QWMom
Thanks! :) These hawks must really thrive in the suburbs because I am seeing them all over the place, including my own backyard!

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2013

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