Red-tailed Hawk

Broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Most adults have a distinctive cinnamon-red tail.

Open country, including grasslands, parks, and woodlands.

Small mammals, birds, and reptiles.

Often seen soaring in wide circles or perched on telephone poles.

Throughout North America.

The Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the chickenhawk. It breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies.