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Buteo lineatus
Red-shouldered Hawk: Large hawk with brown upperparts and head. Underparts are white with rust-red barring. The wings are finely barred above with red-brown shoulders and pale below with red-brown wash and dark tips. Tail is dark with thick white bands.
Resident in the eastern woodlands and west of the Rocky Mountains; also in New England and the Great Lakes region during the summer.
Swooped across the road in front of me and lit on powerlines in front of a subdivision next to the road.
Spotted on Feb 24, 2013
Submitted on Feb 25, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks! I'm sure I'll see some soon that I can add to your mission :)
Great spotting! Thanks for joining my mission. :-)
Thanks! :)
These hawks must really thrive in the suburbs because I am seeing them all over the place, including my own backyard!
Awesome pictures! I love these birds.