A sharp-shinned hawk is about the size of a blue jay or mourning dove. Sharp-shinned hawks are among the smaller raptors—not much bigger than a blue jay at around 10 to 13 inches long. Their wings are ...

Experts say the first step in identifying raptors is determining their family or type. For hawks, that means buteos vs accipiters.

While I was at the Cape May Autumn Birding Festival, there was major chatter about a Swainson’s hawk spotted in the area, which excited all of us birders! But as I wondering how the heck people knew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red-tailed hawk, courtesy Suzanne Asaturian Hawk identification is tricky—there's no going around it. After years of staring at ...