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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by Mick G
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26.4615, -80.0728

Field Notes

Habitat:

Purple martin birdhouse over a manmade reclaimed freshwater lake. Hawk had captured and begun to eat an unknown snake

Reference Links:

Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornitholo…

Species ID Suggestions

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

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AshleyT
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Comments (5)
Mick G
For sure @jamiewgoodspeed, Green Cay. Last weekend.
jamiewgoodspeed
ha i can tell this was taken at green cay i recognize the martin house
AshleyT
Hahahaha that name is much more entertaining though!
Mick G
Thank you. I first had it as a please help me ID with a common name of "I suck at ID of hawks" but took it off.
AshleyT
Cooper's Hawks have dark gray and black bands on the tail, as opposed to the black and white your bird has. Also the heavy spotting on the back points towards Red-shouldered, Cooper's has a mostly solid back.

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PublishedMarch 4, 2014

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