Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk
Mead Gardens

Red-shouldered Hawks are our most common hawks, seen all year round in just about any park I go to.  It's more uncommon not to see one than to see one.  I've seen them with snakes, frogs, insects, voles, small ducks, squirrels, Blue Jay chicks and even a Pileated Woodpecker fledgling.  They're pretty fantastic bird to watch. The easiest way to recognize them, other than the red patches on their shoulders, is white "window pain" patch near the end of their wings visible in flight.

Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands Park

Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands Park

Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands Park

Red-shouldered Hawk first year
Viera Wetlands

Red-shouldered Hawk fledgling
Lake Lotus Park

Red-shouldered Hawk fledgling
Jay Blanchard Park