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Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus
Falconiformes
Accipitridae

    General Description

    Expanding northward from Oregon. Rare in winter in lowlands in southwestern Washington; annual for the last decade at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (Clark County); probably increasing elsewhere along lower Columbia River. Scattered recent records both north and east from there.

    Abundance Code DefinitionsAbundance

    C=Common; F=Fairly Common; U=Uncommon; R=Rare; I=Irregular
    EcoregionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    Oceanic
    Pacific Northwest Coast
    Puget TroughRRR RRRRR
    North Cascades
    West Cascades
    East Cascades
    Okanogan
    Canadian Rockies
    Blue Mountains
    Columbia Plateau

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