Red-tailed hawks were slaughtered in the early 1900s, but the practice stopped when humans realized these hawks mostly ate rodents, and that raptors benefited rather than harmed us.

Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the United States, so there's a good chance the big bird of prey you've spotted is a red-tailed hawk. Here's how to know for sure. Meet more types of ...

Red-tailed hawks are typically smaller than bald eagles, reaching a wingspan between 3.4 and 4.8 feet as adults, while a bald eagle's wingspan can reach between 5.9 and 7.5 feet as an adult.

With around 2.5 million of them flying around North America, scientists know a lot about red-tailed hawks. But Angel, a red-tailed hawk in Knoxville, Tennessee, is getting the attention of ...

Land-use changes are also responsible for changes to red-tailed hawks’ habits. According to a study by the University of Colorado, as humans develop more land, we inadvertently create more of the edge ...

On Nov. 2, I trapped a juvenile red-tailed hawk and began the process of training. He will likely be returned to the wild after a year or two of guaranteed food, health benefits, and company ...

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is the largest member of the Buteo genus that can be found in our region, and the only one that is generally present during the winter. Along with the ...

Today, I’ll be talking about some of these most common neighborhood hawks — the red-tailed, Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks — with a closing glance at a few other local raptors. Red ...