Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it's almost always obvious when you've seen a ...

But as I wondering how the heck people knew what it looked like and was planning which field trips to attend on Saturday, I came across the description of a hawk identification workshop.

Joining a flock of birders all looking for the elusive ferruginous hawk seen around the New Year's on Morris Island in ...