Here are a few hawk identification tips I learned at the workshop. Look at the chart above to help you with hawk identification in flight. The shape of the wings can offer cues to which family ...

It’s therefore not uncommon for people to confuse one of the hawks for the other. Here are a few identification clues. Adult Cooper’s hawks are about the size of crows, with a block-headed ...

Hawk identification can be tricky ... according to "The Sibley Guide to Birds." As adults, both species are similarly colored with metal-gray backs and orange breasts. However, sharp-shins ...

Unlike songbirds, which carry specific, readily-seen field marks, hawk identification is a skill attained by practice and more practice. It also helps to have a field guide handy. Sit next to the ...

Red-tailed hawks are buteos. Once that's determined, specific field marks distinguish the species and should lead to a firm identification. One of these is the tail, which is always light in color ...

Both are members of the buteo family, the term used to describe hawks with broad wings built ... I've used that behavior to tentatively identify the birds at a distance. Red-tails often are ...