Red Car Property: Mystery Hawk Near Adelbert

Photo: Diane Edwardson, December 23, 2011.  Definitely not a Red Tailed Hawk (its tail had vertical stripes); kind of large to be a Cooper's Hawk; it might be a Red Shouldered Hawk.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)Photo: Diane Edwardson, December 23, 2011.  It had red shoulders and back, but its head looks a lot like a Red Shouldered Hawk documented in 2008. 2011 was a banner year for hawk watching