I live in OK and have quite a population of raptors right in my backyard. Red-tailed hawks are the most common and can be observed/heard nearly every day, especially when the leaves are off the trees. I travel to KS for Thanksgiving and make it a personal game to count hawks on fence posts and power poles during the trip from Tulsa to Wichita. The number is usually 20 or more in a drive of a little over 2 hours.
We also have quite a population of wintering bald eagles on the Arkansas River. One nesting pair have a huge nest that can be observed from a nearby road.
We have a lot of Red Tails here in southern NJ.
We have nesting year round Bald Eagles...up here in the Osage.