- Comments:
These medium-sized, secretive forest birds are easy to identify if you are
fortunate enough to see one. The rusty red-colored shoulders, chestnut-colored body and
the boldly barred black and white tail and flight feathers give it an elegant appearance.
They prefer large tracks of mature forest, near water.
- Distribution:
Red-shouldered hawks are found in eastern North America from southern Canada to
northern Mexico and in the western United States from southern parts of Oregon to Baja
California. Birds in the northern parts of their range are migratory; birds in the
southern parts of their range probably remain as pairs in their territory throughout the
year. In Kansas, they are found in the wooded eastern part of the state from April through
October. Populations are dropping throughout their range due to habitat loss.
- Food:
Their diet consists of small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, small birds, insects
and even crayfish. They hunt from a perch or while flying.
Other Kansas Hawks
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