Red-shouldered Hawks

September 15, 2025
By Jim Wright

Celebrating Allendale’s Red-shoulders

    On Thursday, Allendale’s mayor and council are going to proclaim the red-shouldered hawk as the borough’s official honorary bird in

July 25, 2025
By Jim Wright

A New Generation of Red-shoulders

I am pleased to announce that Allendale's Red-shouldered Hawks have two new young. They fledged earlier this summer. These magnificent

March 22, 2025
By Jim Wright

Red-shoulders Rule!

On the first day of spring, Maureen Ruckdeschel took this shot of a Red-shouldered Hawk perched in the Celery Farm.

June 18, 2024
By Jim Wright

Three New Red-shoulders!

I am pleased to announce that Allendale’s Red-shouldered Hawks raised three more fledglings this year. By popular demand, the fledglings

January 22, 2024
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Red-shoulder Mystery

On my way to town on Friday, I heard an odd call unlike I'd ever heard, and figured it was

January 10, 2023
By Jim Wright

Rat Poison article, Free Red-shoulder Book Download

Last fall, Don Torino and I wrote an Opinion article about the perils of rat poison for The Record. You

October 15, 2022
By Jim Wright

Free Fyke Zoom Talk: Red-shouldered Hawks

The Red-Shouldered Hawks of AllendaleA Free Zoom Talk by Jim WrightFriday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m.These endangered, magnificent hawks have

March 6, 2022
By Jim Wright

A Red-shoulder with a Carry-out Meal

        Every Sunday morning, several local birders convene at the Warden's Watch or the Pirie-Mayhood Tower to

July 24, 2021
By Jim Wright

Videos, eBook on Allendale’s Red-shoulders

Above is a video of a Raptor Trust staffer releasing Susan the Red-shoulder from Allendale on Thursday. Susan was taken

July 23, 2021
By Jim Wright

Great Red-shouldered Hawk News

The young Red-shouldered Hawk that fell out of its Allendale nest in late May was released at The Raptor Trust