Definition of "red-shouldered" []

• Having the “shoulder”—that is, the carpal angle or bend of the wing—red, as a bird. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And I walk out after three hours of pain, wearing across my right shoulder the symbol of a reawakening in me: a red-shouldered hawk."
• "Perched wild-eyed and panting open-beaked on his arm is a magnificent red-shouldered hawk."
• "A red-shouldered blackbird comes out of nowhere and lands on his balcony railing."