Scott--
        NE Ohio red-shouldereds have suffered less than those in other areas
from habitat destruction, shooting, etc. Back in 1903 Dawson regarded
this species as second only to the kestrel in Ohio numbers.
In 1902/3 the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology studied and
collected these hawks here in Columbus's Clintonville neighborhood,
which at the time was pretty much still countryside, but they remain
over a century later, when dense housing predominates here (my
neighborhood was built up in the '20s).
        The closest nest is reused yearly; our neighborhood is dissected by
ravines with dense growths of mature hardwoods, and this nest is over 30
feet up in a big oak growing 15 feet from a house on the edge of one of
these ravines, which has constant water flow. The birds are often heard
calling in spring, and through the warm months have a habit of soaring
high over the neighborhood in sunny afternoons. For a scientific study
of urban Ohio red-shoulders, I recommend the work of some
Cincinnati-area researchers: Dykstra, C.R., J.L. Hays, F.B. Daniel, and
M. M. Simon. 2000. Nest site selection and productivity of suburban
Red-shouldered Hawks in southern Ohio. Condor 102(2):401-408, online at

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v102n02/p0401-p0408.pdf
  .
Bill Whan
Columbus



On 12/27/2012 7:38 PM, Scott Gregg wrote:
> Scott Gregg
> Beaver Falls, PA
>
> I've noticed over about a 15 year period of on-again, off-again observations
> that the Youngstown/Warren area supports a pretty substantial red-shouldered
> population.  I have both seen and heard birds almost every time I'm in that
> area. They seem to be non-migratory.  In my area, Beaver County PA, they
> nest in pockets in suburban areas.  One nest I observed for a couple years
> was in an oak on a limb that grew over a roof.  Most field guides list this
> bird as a bird of the deep woods.
>

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