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Red Shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Red-shouldered hawks are larger than Broad-winged but
smaller than Red-tailed hawks. As adults they have red shoulders, a rusty barred chest, and a banded tail. Juveniles have
a streaked chest and translucent patches on their wings.
These hawks prefer swampy areas and are scattered across
New York State. They are listed as a "Special concern" species in New York, although surveys indicate their numbers appear
to be increasing.
Red shouldered hawks eat snakes, frogs, small mammals,
and occasionally birds.
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Specimen #219
Date: April 4, 2012
Location: Chappaqua, NY
Notes: Immature flying
over the swamp.
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