Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the United States, so there's a good chance the big bird of prey you've spotted is a red-tailed hawk. Here's how to know for sure.

Red-tailed hawks are typically smaller than bald eagles, reaching a wingspan between 3.4 and 4.8 feet as adults, while a bald eagle's wingspan can reach between 5.9 and 7.5 feet as an adult.

On the afternoon of Dec. 12, a red-tailed hawk was released in Mesa Verde National Park, about a month after it was injured there. In early November, it had “reportedly flew into a car,” so ...

A 21-year-old (at least) red-tailed hawk that was banded in Pennsylvania in 2004 showed up injured 1,000 miles away in Canada, rescuers said. Screenshot of Hope for Wildlife's Facebook photo An ...

Pale Male had never been banded and had no identifying tag. If the hawk was indeed Pale Male, he had lived to be over 32 years old. A red-tailed hawk’s average life span is about 20 years.