Red-tailed Hawks are one of the most common and widespread raptors of North America, but they are also beautiful and fierce birds. Bridgette, one of the Red-tailed Hawk ambassadors at Audubon ...

Q. Why don't hawks fight back when crows mob them? They seem almost indifferent to the attacks, like one I saw yesterday. He just sat at the top of the tree as the crows dove at him. He didn’t budge.

If you suspect that a hawk is hanging around your backyard, you may be right. Hawks are becoming more common in suburban and even urban neighborhoods. Opportunistic predators like Cooper's hawks, ...