Here’s how to identify a red-tailed hawk. If you’re unsure if you’re looking at a falcon, look for the LACK of fringed feathers at the edge of the wings on the hawk identification chart.

Morris Island in Chatham is seeing an uptick in hikers as the year gets off to a start. What rare visitor is drawing them?

A common hawk of wet deciduous woodlands ... Adult: brown above with lighter feather edges and some streaking on head. Rufous on the upperwing coverts gives the “red shoulders.” ...

You may also know sphinx moths as hawk moths or hummingbird hawk moths ... fuzzy antennae that are wider at the top. Long hairs, not feathers, cover most of the body. They also have six legs ...