Cambridge Day

Resilient red-tailed hawks face new threat

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is the most common hawk in the United States, with about three million breeding birds residing in North America today. They are also one of ...
The Union Democrat

Injured red-tailed hawk takes flight again in Calaveras County

A red-tailed hawk recovering from a severe gunshot, arrow, or pellet gun injury was released Sunday by the Sonora-based nonprofit Mother Lode Wildlife Care at a location off Murphys Grade Road ...
ucdavis.edu

What Molting Hawks Can Teach Researchers About Resilient Flight

Jack, a red-tailed hawk, alights on a perch. Research shows that the birds can compensate for feather loss during molt by changing their wing and tail movements. (Alfonso Martínez-Carmena, UC Davis) ...
Boise State Public Radio

How the way red-tailed hawks adapt could change rehab efforts and aircraft design

When red-tailed hawks lose feathers, they adapt their wing and tail movements to keep performing certain flight maneuvers, a finding that could inspire aircraft design.
AOL

Critically ill red-tailed hawk recovers at U of I’s Wildlife Medial Clinic

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A critically ill red-tailed hawk that was admitted to the University of Illinois' Wildlife Medical Clinic has made an "incredible recovery." In a post on Facebook, the ...