Safety note: Nesting pairs may dive at intruders near nest sites.
The Red-shouldered Hawk is a boldly barred hawk of moist, wooded bottomlands, with a rusty-orange barred breast and reddish shoulder patches. Its loud, repeated 'kee-aah' call carries through forests and is so commonly used in TV and film soundtracks that it is the generic 'hawk sound' most people recognize. It regularly associates with Great Horned Owls at nest sites, which it recycles between species.
Habitat
Moist deciduous forests, riparian woodlands, and wooded swamps
Diet
Snakes, frogs, crayfish, voles, and small birds
How common
Common
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