Red-shouldered hawk (juvenile)

Thank you Jen.J, auntnance124, and Liam! So much great information-thank you all very much! :)

Great info, thanks guys!

In all plumages, Red-tailed Hawks would show a belly band. Some subspecies, particularly B.j. kriderii and B.j. borealis, show vague, sometimes indistinct belly bands, but all Red-tailed Hawks with minimal belly bands have clean breasts and bellies.
This is a Red-shouldered Hawk. The streaking on the breast/belly and the pale complexion (as opposed to B.l. elegans) are typical of B.l. extimus juveniles.

I believe it is typical for juveniles.

@auntnance123, do you know if the light colored tail because it's a juvenile or is that a geographic difference? I'm just wondering because where I live in California, the red-shouldered have a pretty dark tail with light bars. But I can't remember ever seeing a juvenile for comparison.

I think it is probably a juvenile red-shoulder because of its smallish size and the streaking on the breast (and there appears to be light bars on the tail). Red shoulders are more likely to show up in residential areas also. We've actually had them land on the backs of empty lawn chairs while we were sitting close by.

The coloring looks very much like a red-tailed hawk, but if you're saying it's smaller than others you've seen maybe it is a red-shouldered- they do tend to be a bit smaller than red-tailed http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-s...). Very cool photo, regardless!