This is one of my first entries on my blog, from December 12, 2020. Now I am changing to a red shouldered hawk because I put it on iNaturalist, and some curators said it is actually a red shouldered hawk.
This hawk visited my backyard this Saturday!
I identified it as a red-shouldered hawk, because it has spots all over the breast, striped tail, yellow feet, brown back, and a bold black bill.
Red shouldered hawks are birds of prey. They have a brown and a white spotted back. They eat mostly small mammals, but will also eat birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and carrion.
This hawk is just handsome!