Broad-winged hawk adult has rufous on breast, but no barring on primaries, only 1 or 2 tail bands, in flight shows more pointed wings. Juveniles are similar, but red-shouldered shows 3 bands on ...
Wingbeats are stiff; it soars on flat wings. When flying, a juvenile red-shouldered hawk shows light crescents at base of primaries and a longer tail. Perched, it has a brown tail with dark bands ...
three live hawks were brought out ―a red-shouldered hawk named Charlie, a broad-winged hawk named Solstice, and finally Scarlet. Charlie, taken in by the center in 2023, had struck a power line.