The recording captures a hawk soaring above jagged cliff faces, its shrill screech slicing through the open air as if announcing its presence to the world below. The bird’s voice rises sharply then ...

Think you saw a sharp-shinned hawk? Learn about this raptor's field marks, habitat and range, nesting habits, diet and more.

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 ...