It also saves surrounding land that is home to bobcats and red-shouldered hawks, among other species.

He said he expected to see a high death rate among red-shouldered hawks, designated an endangered species by Iowa.

Black bears, rattlesnakes, red-shouldered hawks, wild turkeys, falcons and deer live here.

I awoke to watch circling red-shouldered hawks, dark blue stellar jays and humming birds.

Red-shouldered hawks started to scream, woodpeckers trilled.

Raptors commonly use the refuge as well, with red-shouldered hawks, northern harriers and kestrels frequently observed.

Wildlife inhabiting the area include woodpeckers, box turtles, red-shouldered hawks, barred owls and song birds.

More than 120 species of birds have been observed in the area including Mountain bluebirds, Red-shouldered hawks and Golden eagles.

It is the only place in Nebraska where red-shouldered hawks have nested, and one of the few known places in the state that support pileated woodpeckers.

The habitats provide sanctuary for wading birds, red-shouldered hawks, bobcats, eastern lubber grasshoppers, and Florida box turtles.

Red-shouldered hawks (Buteo lineatus)

Black vultures, Cooper's hawks, merlins, red-shouldered hawks and sharp-shinned hawks have also been seen on the refuge.

"We have bobcats, black bear - not just a few," Mr. Gell continued, "numerous rare and endangered species, including the timber rattlesnake, red-shouldered hawks.

Other interesting species are river otters, bobcats, paddlefish, crawfish frogs, scissor-tailed flycatchers, loggerhead shrike, and red-shouldered hawks.

Common birds in the park include both black and turkey vultures, Canada geese, red-winged blackbirds, red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks, and barn swallows.

The area provides habitat for deer, wild turkey, gopher tortoises, barred owl, red-shouldered hawks, the Florida mouse, gopher frog, little blue heron and snowy egret.

As adults, the turtles' armored shells protect them from many potential predators, but they still occasionally fall prey to alligators, ospreys, crows, red-shouldered hawks, bald eagles, and especially raccoons.

On Saturday, Todd Miller, a naturalist, will point out rough-shinned, red-shouldered hawks to those gathered at the Pergola, the Italianate structure in the middle of the great lawn.

Bird sightings in the park have included barred owls, cardinals, doves, eagles, flycatchers, red-shouldered hawks, kites, sparrows, swifts, thrushes, warblers, waxwings, pileated woodpeckers, and wrens.

Recent events included a lecture on birds of the East Coast and a field trip to Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, in search of long-eared owls, red-shouldered hawks and wigeons (a type of duck).

He gave lessons on the hunting habits of swooping turkey vultures, which have a sense of smell that's five times stronger than that of bloodhounds, and on the hip attributes of screechy red-shouldered hawks: "They're like the local punk rockers.

There are several rare species in the Sand Plains, including the purple pitcher plant and a sundew (both of which are carnivorous plants), red-shouldered hawks, martens, and the frosted elfin butterfly, which is a threatened species in New York State.

The creek has a meager but year-round natural flow, and the water and resulting vegetation provide a habitat for animals, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks, great horned owls, coyotes, and the rare native San Francisco forktail damselfly, Ischnura gemina.

Visitors are able to see a variety of wildflowers in season; oak, longleaf pines, magnolia, dogwood, red maple, redbud, cypress, sabal, and hickory trees; gray squirrels, red-shouldered hawks, swallowtail kites, barred owls, whitetail deer, and a wide variety of wading birds.

The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk.

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)