Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

            Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL

The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico.

Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.

An eastern population ranges west through southern Canada from southern New Brunswick and Ontario to the eastern edge of the U.S. Great Plains, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast, and eastern Mexico. Only northernmost populations are migratory. 

Red-shouldered hawks are forest raptors. In the east, they live in bottomland hardwood stands, flooded deciduous swamps, and upland mixed deciduous–conifer forests. They tend to live in stands with an open subcanopy, which makes hunting easier. 

Red-shouldered hawks search for prey while perched on a treetop or soaring over woodlands. When they sight prey, they kill it by dropping directly onto it from the air. 

Small mammals are typically the most important prey, especially rodents. Voles, gophers, mice, moles and chipmunks may locally be favored based on abundance. Slightly larger mammals, such as rabbits and tree squirrels, are also occasionally preyed on. Other prey can include amphibians, reptiles (especially small snakes), birds, fish, and large insects. - Wikipedia

Taken in: United States / Florida / Royal Harbor (show map)

Taken on: October 8, 2019

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Naples Botanical Gardens

60 Acre Wildlife Reserve . Florida

Red-shouldered Hawks

Bteo lineatus

Medium Sized

Forest Raptors

Main Threat Deforestation

Hardwood Stands

Deciduous Swamps

Deciduous-conifer Forests

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Soaring Over Woodlands

Drop Directly On Prey From The Air

Cache Food

Very Sharp Vision

Good Hearing

Sharp Talons

Feed On Small Animals

Larger Mammals

Amphibians

Reptiles

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