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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatusOrder: FALCONIFORMESFamily: Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Breeding Location:

Forests, coniferous, Marshes, freshwater



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

White to blue, nest stained and marked with brown



Number of Eggs:

2 - 6



Incubation Days:

28



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Sticks, twigs, inner bark strips, dry leaves and moss.



Migration:

Some migrate



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Overview

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.

Range and Habitat

Red-shouldered Hawk: Resident in the eastern woodlands and west of the Rocky Mountains; also in New England and the Great Lakes region during the summer.

Breeding and Nesting

Red-shouldered Hawk: Two to six brown marked, white to blue eggs are laid in a large stick nest lined with finer materials and built in a tree. Eggs are incubated for 28 days by both sexes.

Foraging and Feeding

Red-shouldered Hawk: Diet of consists of small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and large insects. Hunts while perched or soaring.

Vocalization

Red-shouldered Hawk: Screams a repeated "kee-yer" during courtship, audible for miles. Also gives a quick series of slurred-together whistles.

Similar Species

Red-shouldered Hawk: Broad-winged Hawk lacks red shoulders, has black-and-white bands on tail of even width, and a crisp black border on underwings.

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Family
Species Buteo lineatus
Length17 - 24 Inches
Wingspan41 Inches

Red-shouldered Hawk

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.

● Song: "Kee-yer"

● Foraging & Feeding: Red-shouldered Hawk: Diet of consists of small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and large insects. Hunts while perched or soaring.

● Breeding & nesting: Red-shouldered Hawk: Two to six brown marked, white to blue eggs are laid in a large stick nest lined with finer materials and built in a tree. Eggs are incubated for 28 days by both sexes.

● Similar species: Red-shouldered Hawk: Broad-winged Hawk lacks red shoulders, has black-and-white bands on tail of even width, and a crisp black border on underwings.

Flight Pattern

Soars on thermals., Fairly rapid stiff wing beats., Soars on flat wings and glides on slightly drooped wings.
Red-Shouldered Hawk Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Red-shouldered Hawk: Resident in the eastern woodlands and west of the Rocky Mountains; also in New England and the Great Lakes region during the summer.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationSome migrate
Weight17.6 Ounces