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| Red-shouldered Hawk. Ramona, California. December 25, 2014. Greg Gillson. |
Red-shouldered Hawks are probably the most-common hawk in residential shade trees, riparian woodlands, and agricultural edges of California. At least, they are not any less common than Red-tailed Hawks and American Kestrels, though not as widespread into open areas and grasslands. They are a bit more tolerant of people than many other raptors.
I found this handsome adult in Collier County Park in Ramona. The breast and belly is finely barred with rusty orange; the back and wing coverts are strikingly barred black and white.
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