Talk:Red-shouldered Hawk

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The whole article seems to have been deleted. Is this some sort of vandalism?? Lou Sander 21:09, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Moving Comment by User:67.113.251.194

I moved this comment by User:67.113.251.194 from the article to the talk page

  • The photograph appears to be a RED TAILED Hawk, not a red shouldered hawk

(in reference to the example photo on the right of the page)

because it seems to be an issue to be dealt with, rather than a part of the encyclopedia entry.

I understand User:67.113.251.194's concern; I can't tell that the photo(s) are of the right bird, and in fact they look very different to me, but my eye for hawks is very poor.

I will leave the issue to more experienced birders. Baileypalblue 10:15, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] It's not a red-tailed hawk

I have multiple pictures of this hawk and a recording of its call it's not a red-tailed hawk, but it's theoretically possible that it's an unusual variant of the red-shouldered hawk (or a hybrid red-shoulder red-tail). I'm currently researching the subject and have consulted with several ornithologists including David Sibley. I've got a whole page up about this hawk for anyone interested JulieFromVT 10:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] subspecies

The subspecies are not mentioned in the article. There are five: Buteo lineatus alleni, Buteo lineatus elegans, Buteo lineatus extimus, Buteo lineatus lineatus, Buteo lineatus texanus. Earthsound 04:08, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

I added a taxonomy stub, of sorts. It needs some work. :) Earthsound 04:35, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox image

I moved the previous infobox image Image:Red-shouldered Hawk2.jpg to the gallery as this one had a big branch in front of the bird. The new one Image:Red-shouldered-hawk 1.jpg is an unobstructed view. howcheng {chat} 19:00, 17 April 2008 (UTC)