The Birds of the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

This guide is intended to provide an easy to use tool for identifying many birds that can be expected to be seen by a visitor to the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum. It includes common and scientific names and photographs of each species. The list of birds will grow as more species are identified ...more ↓

Red-shouldered Hawk

The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered Hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread ...more ↓

Red-tailed Hawk

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk," though it rarely preys on standard sized chickens. It breeds throughout most of North America, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies, and is one of the most common buteos in North America. ...more ↓

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