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The Bird Nuts
Birding Duo
1. Red-shouldered is correct
2. Looks like a Barn Swallow with the deeply-notched tail
2. Looks like a Barn Swallow with the deeply-notched tail
gratography
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Hawk ID
Mostly I look at the lines along the belly of the Red-shouldered hawk for ID while it is perching.
A view of the back of the tail also helps with a distinct ID
When in flight ID is different. The wings tend to be a bit forward.
Finally, woodlands are a preferred habitat, and often it's easy to spot one perching on a tree branch.
Green Nature
Mostly I look at the lines along the belly of the Red-shouldered hawk for ID while it is perching.
A view of the back of the tail also helps with a distinct ID
When in flight ID is different. The wings tend to be a bit forward.
Finally, woodlands are a preferred habitat, and often it's easy to spot one perching on a tree branch.
Green Nature
The Bird Nuts
Birding Duo
Yes, but Cooper's and Sharp-shins have similar belly patterns. The distinctive black and white checkered pattern on the wings in combination with the orange barred breast and the tail pattern (thin white bands and thick black bands) distinguish Red-shouldereds from those two Accipiters and most (all?) other North American hawks.
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