CARBONDALE, Ill. -- If you're driving through Southern Illinois and it seems as if there is a red-tailed hawk sitting in every tree and on nearly every fence post, you aren't imagining things.

Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it's almost always obvious when you've seen a hawk. But which hawk? Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the ...

A New York State Department of Conservation Region 8 colleague regularly captured the most wonderful nature photographs. This time we are sharing a photo Russel captured of the Red-tailed hawk. Elena, ...

Take a leisurely drive along U.S. Highway 6, following the Eagle River from Edwards to Eagle, and you’re likely to spot a famous, medium-sized, multi-colored raptor scanning the surrounding shrublands ...