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Common Name:Hawk, Red-shouldered
Scientific Name:Buteo lineatus
Family:Accipitridae
Area:Red Bluff Recreation Area, California
Date:November 18, 2009

A Red-shouldered Hawk is a medium sized hawk, smaller than a Red-tailed, but larger that an American Kestrel. (adult shown)


San Lorenzo Park - King City, California --- November 30, 2010

Reference:National Audubon Society Field Guide to California by Alden / The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley