Nature Done Wright

    Saw two red-shouldered hawks in a distant tree at the Celery Farm the other day, and took this shot of one of them as it flew.

  It would appear to be a red-shouldered hawk. 

   One is seen regularly in the early morning toward the Butterfly Garden and the northern lookout.

   The reason that two red-shouldereds are potentially a big deal is that a nesting female died about a mile way last spring, and they are a threatened species when nesting.

   If the male has a new mate, or is at least courting one, then hope springs eternal.

   Here are the links to the posts about the red-shouldered tragedy in the spring.

http://njmg.typepad.com/owl/2007/05/redshouldered_h.html

Photos  (note photo of tail feathers, and similarity to one above):

http://njmg.typepad.com/owl/2007/05/photos_of_redsh.html

News of her death:

http://njmg.typepad.com/owl/2007/05/sad_news_on_red.html