Highly variable plumage and a "majestic cry" that Hollywood has fallen in love with are several reasons that this widespread species is misidentified Red-tail hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, sometimes known ...

I was leaving the Saco River Salmon Club hatchery late one afternoon last week — just in time to watch a Red-tailed hawk leave its perch and glide away on a northeast wind current. The setting sun ...

Harlan's red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis harlani (synonyms, Buteo harlani and Buteo borealis harlani; protonym, Falco Harlani), also known as Harlans hawk, photographed at Anahuac National Wildlife ...

Bird enthusiasts soon learn how to use a bird’s external features to identify them. Bill shape and size, wingspan, feather ...

In continuing the series on hawks, let’s discuss a hawk that is now becoming more common in Central Oregon. The red-shouldered hawk is found only in North America. Buteo Lineatus is the scientific ...