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 juvenile red-shouldered hawk was rescued by Lumberton firefighters using a ladder and creative tools, then taken to a licensed rehabilitator for care.

Anyone who keeps a bird feeder has likely had the same uneasy thought after seeing a sudden blur of wings in the yard: What was that hawk doing here? A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of ...