I remember at least 2 occasions last winter (I think January/February)
where I had Red-shouldered Hawks adjacent to Union Ridge CA in Sullivan
Co. This is roughly 15-20 miles from the Iowa border in north-central
MO. On one of the days I saw several. That winter was also pretty darn
mild. Unfortunately, none were within the CA proper, so I didn't put it
in CACHE and don't have specifics dates and numbers.

I did not seen any until last weekend this year, but I cannot really
eliminate possibilities because I also have not had as much time to get
out and bird this winter. I also can't say anything about past trends,
because I've only been up here for 3 years.

As for Swan Lake NWR, it seems like you can't walk back into those
flooded woods near the east entrance and not see or hear a
Red-shouldered Hawk. Maybe I just have good luck with them there. I
loosely recall reading about good numbers of Red-shouldered Hawks from
the CBC's there (especially 05-06, a really mild winter up here), but
I'm sure there are people from that area who know more about that than
I do.

Phil Wire
Kirksville, Adair Co.
[log in to unmask]

Edge wrote:


>In recent weeks I've observed many (that's "many" not "several") Red-
>shouldered Hawks in central and north central Missouri. The most
>noteworthy, perhaps, were two--one on January 29 and one on February
>2--both along US. 36 in Livingston Co., but several miles apart. I
>say noteworthy because this is pretty far north and it was definitely
>still winter.
>
>Several questions come to mind and I'd really appreciate some
>discussion by Mobirders.
>
>I realize that my observations may be "news" only to me, reflecting
>only that: a. my skills have improved, so I'm identifying more Red-
>shouldered Hawks, and b. I haven't been in Missouri in February/early
>March for the last 5 years. Even so, I don't think that explains the
>differences between my observations in 1997-2002 compared to the
>current period.
>
>Are others seeing more Red-shouldered Hawks?
>
>Are you seeing them more northerly?
>
>Are you seeing more in winter months/very early spring?
>
>All thoughts on this are appreciated.
>
>Edge Wade
>Columbia, MO
>[log in to unmask]
>
>__________________________________________________
>###########################################################
>* Audubon Society of Missouri's *
>* Wild Bird Discussion Forum *
>*---------------------------------------------------------*
>* To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: *
>* https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 *
>*---------------------------------------------------------*
>* To access the list archives, click here: *
>* http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html *
>* *
>* To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web *
>* Site: http://mobirds.org *
>###########################################################
>

-----------------------
Phil Wire
Truman State University

__________________________________________________
###########################################################
* Audubon Society of Missouri's *
* Wild Bird Discussion Forum *
*---------------------------------------------------------*
* To subscribe or unsubscribe, click here: *
* https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mobirds-l&A=1 *
*---------------------------------------------------------*
* To access the list archives, click here: *
* http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html *
* *
* To access the Audubon Society of Missouri Web *
* Site: http://mobirds.org *
###########################################################