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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

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Description:

Red, black, brown and white hawk. There are black and white striped on the front of its wings. Video is of the same hawk earlier in the morning on a power pole. It was getting harassed by Hummingbirds. It taps its foot on the pole, not sure why. You can hear Blue Jays and Hummingbirds in the clip.

Habitat:

On a condemned children's fort in the shade of a large Pepper Tree. It later flew to a Red Gum tree next to it.

Notes:

Sorry I don't have much of a zoom :)

Reference Links:

Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
CindyBinghamKeiser
After looking a while, I'm thinking a Red-shouldered Hawk based on the stripes in the front of the wings and red chest.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Definitely could be! I recall it was very loud but of course stopped when I started recording. Wish I could recall the exact sound.
Ava T-B
It's so little -- maybe it's an American Kestrel?

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2011

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