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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

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Description:

A common hawk, with a brownish head, barred reddish-peachy underparts, dark-and-white checkered wings, and a strongly banded tail. They have long yellow legs.

Habitat:

This one was flying through the woods along a creek running through a city park greenbelt. It was watching some mallard ducks in a small pond below and the activity in the dog park.

Reference Links:

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

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