Red-shouldered Hawk Camera
June 16, 2008 The Red-shouldered Hawks have fledged and are spending less and less time on the nest. The still picture is from banding day when they were about 16 days old. Later I hope to edit some recorded clips of their growth and have this available for you to see.
June 6, 2006 The 2 chicks have "fledged." Right now this means they often perch near the nest for several days while the adults continue to drop off prey at the nest and the chicks then come back to the nest to feed. At the moment I can see at least one chick perched about 20 feet from the nest. As the days go by and they learn to fly well, they will often be able to see the adults catch prey and then take off after them instead of waiting for the adults to bring prey to the nest.
As you can see, the Red-shouldered Hawk cam is now offline. But the Barn Owl and Black-chinned Hummingbird are still active and we now have a Pacific-slope Flycatcher cam up. This is the second nesting for this pair. We're also hoping to get a cam up on a bat "house" we have here. So keep checking our website!
Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) are one of the most common of the eleven species of birds of prey that nest at Starr Ranch. In this nest, the female laid two eggs on March 22nd and 24th and they hatched on April 24th and 25th. While the chicks are young, the female spends most of her time at the nest feeding and keeping them warm or providing shade. The male hunts for prey.
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