I had to make a run to the drug store for Carol. Shortly after leaving home, I saw this hawk alongside the road. It shows that it always pays to have a camera along. When you come upon a bird like this, it is best to stay in the car and shoot pictures from there, if you can. They don't seem to be spooked much by a car slowly rolling to a stop nearby.

My guess is that it is a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk. It has the same coloring and a yellow spot on its beak, looking a lot like the picture of one in my bird book. What do you think? Here are some photos - http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-shouldered_Hawk/id They do look like my bird.