Male and female red-shouldered hawks look nearly identical but on average, the females tend to be larger than the males. This medium-sized species has an average wingspan of 37 to 42 inches.

Indeed, I wonder if red-shouldered hawks sometimes intentionally choose sites with plenty of human activity. While the male is part of the nesting process during the nest-building and incubation ...

The red-tailed hawk is a bit larger, stronger, and more aggressive, and of course was able to chase the other hawk out of the area. But the red-shouldered hawk is definitely more capable in ...

Adult red-shouldered hawks are beautiful, colorful birds with dark-and-white checkered wings, reddish shoulders and a pale orange breast. Its tail is dark with narrow white bands.

Red-shouldered hawks have lived at Little Swamp Sanctuary in Midland County for over 35 years; they are considered threatened in Michigan ...

A new couple has moved into the neighborhood or should I say has 'flown" into town. "We call them Harry and Hilda Hawk," Dr. Andy Doerfler said. "It's a great thing when the patients look out the ...

A red-shouldered hawk nest was discovered in a Worthington resident's honey locust tree. Before European settlement, when 95% of Ohio was blanketed in forests, red-shouldered hawks were common.

Red-shouldered hawks are gorgeous medium-sized, solid birds, smaller than a red-tailed but bigger than a broad-winged hawk. They are colorful, with dark-and-white checkered wings, warm reddish ...

Red-shouldered hawks have abandoned their historic nesting sites along the river’s main stem, said Jon “Hawk” Stravers of McGregor, who has studied the secretive raptors for the past four ...