Actually, the shoulder hawk is labled as “least concern” on the conservation list.
Red shoulder hawks can be found in almost every tree in the country. The are beautiful birds of prey that play a mighty part in balancing the eco-system. But there’s no shortage of them.
Which does not mean that a human being has the right to kill the thing with a golf ball.
It’s this kind of action that give the enviro-wackos ammunition for more of their brand of craziness.
I don’t think the game and fish laws identify any species other than just Hawks and Eagles.
Basicly it says—don’t shoot them or we will fine the crap out of you. One little hawk here looks a lot tike a dove when it flys. They get shot during dove season.