Whether wheeling over a swamp forest or whistling plaintively from a riverine park, a Red-shouldered Hawk is typically a sign of tall woods and water. It’s one of our most distinctively marked common hawks, with barred reddish-peachy underparts and a strongly banded tail.

The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico.

A hawk of the woodlands, often heard before it is seen. The clear whistled calls of this hawk are conspicuous, especially in spring; in the east, Blue Jays often give a near-perfect imitation of this call.

Whether wheeling over a swamp forest or whistling plaintively from a riverine park, a Red-shouldered Hawk is typically a sign of tall woods and water. It’s one of our most distinctively marked common hawks, with barred reddish-peachy underparts and a strongly banded tail.

Smaller than Red-tailed Hawk. Adults are beautiful with rich orange barring below and bold black-and-white checkerboard patterning on wings. Often in forested areas, where they hunt from perches. Perches on wires more frequently than Red-tailed Hawk.

2024年8月15日 · Here’s how you can be ready to identify a red-shouldered hawk the next time one soars overhead. A noticeable feature of red-shouldered hawks is their reddish or rufous underbellies. In comparison, the more widespread red-tailed hawk has a white underbelly.

The red-shouldered hawk is a medium-sized hawk, smaller than the red-tailed hawk and larger than the broad-winged hawk. Adult red-shouldered hawks have a reddish, barred belly. Field marks are the strongly barred black-and-white tail and upper wing feathers. This barring in the wing produces a translucent or light patch near the tip of the ...

2023年3月10日 · Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) are magnificent birds of prey that inhabit the woodlands and swamps of North America. They are named for the distinctive reddish-brown feathers on their shoulders, which contrast sharply with their plumage.

Red-shouldered Hawk is a medium-sized buteo, smaller than Red-tailed Hawk but slightly larger than Broad-winged Hawk. In the East, they are found in riparian or swampy woodlands. In the West, they are found in oak woodlands, riparian areas, and suburban areas with large trees.

The Red-shouldered Hawk is less common and less well-known than it’s cousin the Red-tailed Hawk, but at one time it was the most common hawk species in much of North America. These hawks are becoming increasingly common in urban and suburban areas, and in some parts of their range the population seems to be growing quickly.