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Buteo lineatus
This hawk was eyeing my bird feeder this morning, but then flew off.
Adults have brownish heads, reddish chests, and pale bellies with reddish bars. Their tails, which are quite long by Buteo standards, are marked with narrow white bars. Red "shoulders" are visible when the birds are perched. These hawks' upper parts are dark with pale spots and they have long yellow legs. Western birds may appear more red, while Florida birds are generally paler. The wings of adults are more heavily barred on the upper side. Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks are most likely to be confused with juvenile Broad-winged Hawks, but can be distinguished by their long tails, crescent-like wing markings, and a more flapping, Accipiter-like flight style. This bird is often confused with the Red-tailed Hawk.
Spotted on Nov 26, 2011
Submitted on Nov 27, 2011
18 Comments
Thanks for all your comments FoTony.
Beautiful! Love the second picture.
Done, ChristyHolland. I'll add my peregrine too.
Project Noah has recently increased the boundaries of the mission "Raptors of Colorado" to include all of North America, and is now called (drumroll please!) "Raptors of North America". I would love it if you would consider adding this and any other raptor spottings (birds of prey) to the following: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...
Thank you!
Thanks wildlifewatcher!
Great shots Ava!
Yes come to North County! :)
These like to be around a body of water. When ever I see one ,there is always a phoebe around.
Thanks KarenP. I feel like most of my spottings are from my garden or neighborhood, which means I should get out of town more often and hike in the country!
Excellent photos, love those spotting opportunities close to home.
Thanks Cindy; i was luck in that she/he sat there for several minutes so I could run for my camera and get some snaps.
Great shots Ava!
Thanks FrancisQuintana. He/she has a nest in a tree not to far from me but I need to borrow a better camera to get a picture of it, which I'll add here at some point.
Good shot Ava,is very similar to our "buzzards "(Poiana in Italy).
I'm sure you're right KarenL; the little birdies who come to the feeder are more his taste. I wonder if he's ever considering the feral cats in my yard?
I suspect he wasn't eyeing up the sunflower seeds! :)
Thanks so much, Liam!
It's a juvenile Red-shouldered, California subspecies.