{"id":36267,"date":"2013-03-18T15:31:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T14:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=36267"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:41:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:41:29","slug":"red-shouldered-hawk-buteo-lineatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/red-shouldered-hawk-buteo-lineatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was down in Florida, the most common hawk that I saw was the Red-shouldered Hawk, while here in southeastern Massachusetts the Red-tailed Hawk is usually the Hawk that is seen. This late winter, however, the Red-shouldered Hawk is being observed by me more often. In fact, over my condominium complex. Here in the city, a pair has been flying over and calling to each other and even landing on the telephone pole right in my parking lot. The other day I had a great time observing and photographing a Red-shouldered Hawk who was looking down over Oliver Mill Park.<\/p>\n<p>Notice that the Red-shouldered Hawk&#8217;s breast is solid to barred reddish-brown and its belly is barred-reddish brown while the Red-tailed Hawk&#8217;s belly has a dark belly band and the chest is pale with some spotting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_36270\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 465px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-tailed-Hawk-Buteo-jamaicensis-RTHA_DSC7160.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-tailed-Hawk-Buteo-jamaicensis-RTHA_DSC7160.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36270 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-tailed-Hawk-Buteo-jamaicensis-RTHA_DSC7160.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"455\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Notice the white breast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_36271\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 464px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36271 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7743-Edit.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"454\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Notice the brownish breast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear:both;\"><figure id=\"attachment_36272\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 466px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36272 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Red-shouldered-Hawk-Buteo-lineatus-_D8C7759-Edit.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"456\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Notice the brownish breast<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was down in Florida, the most common hawk that I saw was the Red-shouldered Hawk, while here in southeastern Massachusetts the Red-tailed Hawk is usually the Hawk that is seen. This late winter, however, the Red-shouldered Hawk is being observed by me more often. In fact, over my condominium complex. 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