3/31/07 Flying over our property, La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
12/13/12 Kyle Court, La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
1/17/05 Red-shouldered Hawk with some good eats up on eucalyptus tree. Marina parking lot, Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Red-shouldered Hawk
COMMON NAME: Red-shouldered Hawk
SPECIES: Buteo lineatus
LIFE LIST DATE: 1/20/2002
LOCATION: 1 perched on a road sign off of Davis Road, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, CA
From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:
HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: A forest hawk, usually uncommon in the northeast, can be common in Florida and California. Noisy, often heard before it is seen.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 17"; In flight: all plumages, a long-tailed long-winged hawk with thin crescent-shaped wing windows parallel to the dark tips of the wings. May alternate flaps with glides like an accipiter. Adult: tail has 3-4 thin white bands between the wide black bands. Perched-adult: cinnamon breast; reddish shoulders; bold white spots on dark wings.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 17"; In flight: all plumages, a long-tailed long-winged hawk with thin crescent-shaped wing windows parallel to the dark tips of the wings. May alternate flaps with glides like an accipiter. Adult: tail has 3-4 thin white bands between the wide black bands. Perched-adult: cinnamon breast; reddish shoulders; bold white spots on dark wings.
VOICE: A down-slurred scream often given in a series during displays near nest.
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