Red-shouldered Hawk
![Red Shouldered Hawk Red Shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/cdda277e8c544f17b09ef1b8d5d9e08a/1/GCuCv726gZycFxatRCb7iU/hawk%203%20oc.jpg)
Not as common as other hawks around Orange County, this one can be confused with a Red-tailed Hawk or a Coopers Hawk as it does share similar features with both birds, it has a reddish color like a red-tail except for the tail which is more similar to a Coopers with its banded tail. You will typically find them in the more forested areas of Orange County hunting small rodents and frogs.
![Red-shouldered hawk Red-shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/e8253d59e3d84112aa95a63dd6eff6b5/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/red%20shouldered%202%20wm.jpg)
![Red-shouldered hawk above Trabuco Canyon Red-shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/b4692bd074ae4fd08a5226b2b4a913de/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/hawk%202%20oc.jpg)
![Red-Shouldered hawks in Trabuco Canyon Red-shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/d15d6d36263f41f095c454a79ddf051d/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/hawk%202%20wm.jpg)
![Red Shouldered Hawk Red Shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/a841c6c39c5f456695d9710af1ffbd62/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/hawk%202%20oc.jpg)
![Red-Shouldered hawk in Trabuco Canyon Red-Shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/e363ec25505d46c384884e550be53931/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/hawk%201%20oc.jpg)
![Red-shouldered hawk at Irvine Regional Park Red-Shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/ad4ae7425b5e4d1f9ebcf3a51ef7c7e0/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/red%20shouldered%201%20oc.jpg)
![Red-shouldered hawk Red-shouldered Hawk](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/be324f39b8734c6aafec38cbe7ddcebb/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/red%20shouldered%201%20wm.jpg)
![red shouldered 3 wm.jpg](https://static.spacecrafted.com/b94bfda83f544525a48c817467059ae9/i/b23e6a94fe94413ead57994a225f90e6/1/4SoifmQpDrHbZJ6Vx7NT6/red%20shouldered%203%20wm.jpg)