Bird call

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) call

A loud, repeated kee-ah, kee-ah, kee-ah from wet woods; Blue Jays imitate it.

Listen to the Red-shouldered Hawk call

A field recording of the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) by askalotl, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Red-shouldered Hawk in forest habitats.

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Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk

Sounds similar

Birds that sound similar to the Red-shouldered Hawk

These birds belong to the hawk family, like the Red-shouldered Hawk, so their calls can sound alike.

  • Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

    A hoarse descending keeeer, the sound film uses for every eagle.

  • Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

    A surprisingly weak, high, chittering and piping series of notes, not a scream.

  • Swamp Harrier Circus approximans

    Maori: kahu. A thin high kee-a over open country and wetland edges.

  • Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

    A thin, wheezy, drawn-out mew from over the harbour.

  • White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster

    A loud nasal honking duet, like a goose, from a headland perch.

Questions

Questions about the Red-shouldered Hawk

What does the Red-shouldered Hawk sound like?

A loud, repeated kee-ah, kee-ah, kee-ah from wet woods; Blue Jays imitate it. Listen to the recording above.

Which birds sound like the Red-shouldered Hawk?

Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, Swamp Harrier, Brahminy Kite and White-bellied Sea-Eagle sound similar.

Where can I hear the Red-shouldered Hawk?

SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.

How can I learn the Red-shouldered Hawk call?

In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 6: Hawks, Owls & Night. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.

Courses

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SongLark teaches the Red-shouldered Hawk in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.

  • In Birds of Eastern North America, the Red-shouldered Hawk comes in Level 6: Hawks, Owls & Night. That Level is about raptors by day, voices after dark.

Learn it with these birds in Level 6 of Birds of Eastern North America

  • Barred Owl Strix varia

    A loud, rhythmic hoot: who cooks for you, who cooks for you-all, often in duets.

  • Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

    A deep, soft hoo-hoo-hooo hoo hoo carrying a long way after dark.

  • Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio

    A soft, descending horse-like whinny and a long, even trill on one pitch.

  • Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus

    Its name, whip-poor-WILL, repeated over and over through spring nights.

  • American Woodcock Scolopax minor

    A buzzy, nasal peent at dusk, then twittering wings in a sky dance.

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