he preferred domain of the red-tailed hawk would probably be by an open meadow or field, edged with trees. This would provide a high vantage point from which it could swoop down should some small creature happen to venture out into the open.
s man cut through forests for his roads, the hawk's domain expanded. When he placed that felled timber alongside roads in the Plains in the form of telephone and telegraph poles, the hawk's range grew even more. Often seen near highways, perched on towering poles, the red-tailed hawk awaits his opportunity, much like "The Highwayman" of old.
