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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by Ric3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Burnt orange barred underparts w/ reddish shoulders. Multiple variations in color for adults and juveniles add to even more confusing variations.

Habitat:

Like forests near water or swampy areas. Outside breeding season it stays out in the open more. This specimen was spotted at a County park sitting initially on a sign at the edge of a lake and then flew into an tree.

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Comments (1)
ChristyHolland
Nice spotting, Ric! I'd love you to add this to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627557

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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PublishedMarch 23, 2013

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