Red-shouldered Hawk Images, Facts and Information:
Buteo lineatus
- Red-shouldered Hawks are medium sized hawks with reddish barred breasts, dark and white checkered wings, black and white banded tails and large eyes. As juvenile their eyes are lighter colored, plumage is dark above and light below. Adults and and immature birds show a reddish patch of plumage on their shoulders.
- Red-shouldered Hawks are resident to medium distance migrants.
- Red-shouldered Hawks are found in forested areas including hardwood stands, flooded swamps, mixed deciduous forests and riparian woodlands.
- Red-shouldered Hawks eat mammals, snakes, lizards, crayfish, toads, frogs and occasionally birds.
- Red-shouldered Hawks lay 2 to 6 eggs which hatch in 32 to 40 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
- A group of hawks can be called a “tower”, “knot”, “spiraling”, “stream” or “kettle” of hawks.
- Red-shouldered Hawks can live up to 25 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Red-shouldered Hawk photos.
Red-shouldered Hawk chicks in their nest at Tishomingo NWR
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk chicks in their nest at Tishomingo NWR
Location: Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 5/11/2024
Young Red-shouldered Hawk in a hardwood forest in Oklahoma
Title: Young Red-shouldered Hawk in a hardwood forest in Oklahoma
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/23/2023
Immature Red-shouldered Hawk at Sequoyah NWR
Title: Immature Red-shouldered Hawk at Sequoyah NWR
Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Date: 6/23/2023
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk – Small in frame – Sawgrass Lake Park
Title: Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk – Small in frame – Sawgrass Lake Park
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 4/18/2009
Red-shouldered Hawk adult in dappled light
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk adult in dappled light
Location: John Chesnut Sr. Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 1/24/2009
Perched Red-shouldered Hawk adult
Title: Perched Red-shouldered Hawk adult
Location: Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida
Date: 1/14/2009
Red-shouldered Hawk at Myakka River State Park
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk at Myakka River State Park
Location: Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida
Date: 1/14/2009
Red-shouldered Hawk – Push and lift off
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk – Push and lift off
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 11/28/2008
Red-shouldered Hawk in flight
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk in flight
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 11/28/2008
Perched Red-shouldered Hawk
Title: Perched Red-shouldered Hawk
Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 11/28/2008
Red-shouldered Hawk at sunset
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk at sunset
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 10/16/2008
Adult Red-shouldered Hawk
Title: Adult Red-shouldered Hawk
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 8/27/2007
Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/21/2007
Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile on the ground
Title: Red-shouldered Hawk juvenile on the ground
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, FL
Date: 7/4/2007
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk trying to catch a Yellow Rat Snake
Title: Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk trying to catch a Yellow Rat Snake
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/4/2007
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk portrait
Title: Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk portrait
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/1/2007
Portrait of a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Title: Portrait of a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 7/1/2007
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Title: Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk
Location: Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Date: 6/24/2007