A red-shouldered hawk nest was discovered in a Worthington resident's honey locust tree. Before European settlement, when 95% of Ohio was blanketed in forests, red-shouldered hawks were common.

Red-shouldered hawks have a varied diet: everything from snakes to frogs to small mammals. While red-shoulders don’t generally have huge territories, this bird probably ranges as far as the ...

Red-shouldered hawks have lived at Little Swamp Sanctuary in Midland County for over 35 years; they are considered threatened in Michigan ...

The red-tailed hawk is a bit larger, stronger, and more aggressive, and of course was able to chase the other hawk out of the area. But the red-shouldered hawk is definitely more capable in ...

Red-shouldered hawks are gorgeous medium-sized, solid birds, smaller than a red-tailed but bigger than a broad-winged hawk. They are colorful, with dark-and-white checkered wings, warm reddish ...

This stunning red-shouldered hawk perched motionless, its sharp eyes silently scanning the surroundings—until they locked on ...

Red-Shouldered Hawks. Though red-shouldered hawks are more likely to hunt from perches than from a flying position, they are less likely to hunt other birds and raid nests.

Red-shouldered hawks, like many other animals, fiercely defend their territories, but the hawks do their fighting in the air. They fly at each other, ...

While red-shouldered hawks don’t sing like songbirds, they do deliver a loud piercing scream. Blue jays mimic the call to perfection and use it to scatter birds at the feeder, thus eliminating ...