The Swainson’s hawk is a raptor of the open fields and prairies of the central and western regions of the country and a rare visitor to New England. It is a member of the buteo family – large hawks ...

With all the cold weather that we have had, birds are congregating at bird feeders in large numbers to feed. Unfortunately, ...

Cooper’s hawks swoop through our suburban yard every month or so, making passes at our feeder birds. The hawk knows a good hunting opportunity when it sees one. A reader recently wrote to ask me what ...

DETROIT — Thousands of hawks are doing what we all wish we could – flying south for the winter. In Michigan, for example, metro Detroiters are noticing hundreds of hawks flying in the sky and resting ...

DULUTH — “It’s a magical world back here,” Margie Menzies said on a chilly morning in early September. Like most days, Menzies, the education director for the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, has been ...

In a recent paper, a researcher noted a bird’s surprising urban adaptation: A young Cooper’s hawk used a pedestrian crossing signal to help it hunt more successfully in a busy neighborhood. Vladimir ...

While I was at the Cape May Autumn Birding Festival, there was major chatter about a Swainson’s hawk spotted in the area, which excited all of us birders! But as I wondering how the heck people knew ...

Hawks and falcons are both raptors, or birds of prey, but they differ in appearance, behaviour, and biology. People often confuse the two, even using their names interchangeably, yet falcons and hawks ...