red-shouldered hawk
noun
red-shoul·dered hawk
ˈred-ˌshōl-dərd- 
: a common North American hawk (Buteo lineatus) that has a banded tail and a light spot on the underside of the wings toward the tips
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The red-shouldered hawk in the shot above seems to be nabbing a breakfast critter from atop my gravity feeder.
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Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2020
Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2020
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1812, in the meaning defined above
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