lˈaɪk mˈɛni ɐkˈɪpɪtɹˌɪdiː, wˈaɪttˈeɪld hˈɔːks duːnˌɑːt lˈaɪk tʊ ɐbˈændən ɐ nˈɛst sˈaɪt, ænd nˈɛsts bˈɪlt ˌʌp ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz kæn ðˈʌs ɹˈiːtʃ sˈaɪzᵻz ʌv ˌʌp tə θɹˈiː fˈiːt wˈʌn ˈɛm əkɹˈɑːs.
Like many Accipitridae, white-tailed hawks do not like to abandon a nest site, and nests built up over the years can thus reach sizes of up to three feet (1 m) across.