By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column
This week we take wing with one of our local more-often-heard-than-seen hawks. Meet the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus).
Red-shouldered are medium-sized (raven-sized) hawks who hang around mostly unnoticed during the winter months, but they announce themselves loudly and constantly as the weather warms and breeding season begins.
In our area they are particularly vocal from Feb. – April as they…
