Both are common hunters locally. Both are members of the buteo family, the term used to describe hawks with broad wings built for soaring. They look different, certainly, if you can get a close enough ...

I’ve been seeing a few birds that qualify as fall migrants, but there have been some other birds in the mix, such as red-shouldered hawk.

Red-tailed hawks are a favorite bird for many people and can easily be seen along our roadways and even along expressways. When perched, they can often be seen from a long distance if they are ...

As we prepare for the arrival of fall, we can also be on the lookout for a breathtaking wildlife spectacle that is a part of life here in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: the migration of the broad ...

Many people are fascinated by hawks and other birds of prey. But fewer of the casually raptor-interested have fully explored the diversity of our local species. When I was first getting interested in ...

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Albany Township announced that the latest issue of “The Journal of Raptor Research” features papers from two scientists who made their start at the Sanctuary. Field research ...

Red-shouldered hawk populations in Ohio have rebounded alongside forest regrowth. A red-shouldered hawk nest was discovered in a Worthington resident's honey locust tree. Before European settlement, ...

Pennsylvania is home to numerous bird species, including birds of prey such as hawks. Whether you’re a resident of the state, a bird enthusiast, or just curious, you may be wondering what types of ...

SOUTH NEWFANE The Putney Mountain Hawk Watch is a relatively small hawk watch site, as hawk watch sites go. The combination of ridge and elevation help to bring migrating hawks over the watch site at ...

Before European settlement, when 95% of Ohio was blanketed in forests, red-shouldered hawks were common. But rampant deforestation that left only 10% of the state tree-covered by the early 1900s sent ...