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Red-shouldered hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by joan6153
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Field Notes

Description:

Red-shouldered Hawk of some kind that perched on a dead tree at some distance.

Habitat:

Along an inland fresh-water canal in western Boca Raton, FL

Notes:

This bird regularly does fly-bys and frightens off all the birds in my backyard.

Species ID Suggestions

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Reference Link
Liam
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Comments (2)
joan6153
Thank you Liam. I do see that the first photos are clearly a Red-shouldered hawk. I was puzzled that the last photo looked different but it was taken only a few minutes earlier and I watched the bird fly from one branch to another. Or so I thought. I guess there were two flying around. It baffles me though. I can see how the last photo looks like a cooper's. I must be going crazy...
Liam
The last photo shows a juvenile Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii: http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Accipiter_cooperii

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Birds of the Southeast U.S.
Mission
Backyard Birding Southeastern USA
Mission
Florida's Flora & Fauna
Mission
Raptors of North America
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PublishedAugust 5, 2013

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