Researchers don’t often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to ...

Anyone who keeps a bird feeder has likely had the same uneasy thought after seeing a sudden blur of wings in the yard: What ...

As black hawks flock to Tubac, so too do birdwatchers. The monitoring effort provides a snapshot of health of the riparian ...

Bird watchers aim their binoculars to follow the migration of hawks over Hawk Ridge. The observatory is hosting its annual Hawk Weekend Sept. 15-17 that will attract thousands of birdwatchers as the ...

Which hawk are you seeing? Here's how to tell if your bird is an adult or juvenile red-tailed hawk. Learn about their sounds, ...

When sighting one or more of these swift and agile raptors in our yard became a near-daily event last week, I began to contemplate penning this month’s column about them. Then one morning brought a ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota is home to one of the world's premier bird observation sites. This time of year, the airspace above Hawk Ridge on the western edge of Lake Superior draws tens of thousands of ...

Yes, a number of hawks hunt and eat smaller birds, and the sight of them strikes terror in the hearts of our backyard birds. If you've ever watched a crowd of ...

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 ...

The lower part of the Detroit River in Michigan has seen a recent influx of various birds of prey, such as hawks, eagles and falcons as they prepare to fly south for the winter. In the past three days ...

Hawks visit our backyard feeders in Essex almost every day — often more than once a day. With all the snow cover that we have had, and with all the birds congregating at the bird feeders, many ...