DULUTH — The hawks, tens of thousands of them each autumn, have been flying over Hawk Ridge here for centuries, maybe millennia, but it wasn’t always safe passage. In the 1930s and '40s, and probably ...

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 ...

A Northern California man shot more than 130 hawks and other legally protected birds of prey on his land, leaving the carcasses to pile up at the foot of trees and telephone poles, wildlife officials ...

What Does a Cooper’s Hawk Look Like? Adult male and female Cooper’s hawks have a bluish-gray back, blackish cap and white undersides crossed by horizontal reddish barring. The female averages almost ...

The quiet of a Sunday morning was jolted by the sudden explosion of the quail flock that had been leisurely enjoying my garden seed feeder. The reason soon became apparent. Right behind the fleeing ...

Montclair Hawk Watch, the second oldest of its kind in the U.S., was recently visited by students. Soaring high above Montclair are various species of birds such as hawks, eagles, and turkey vultures.

Simply put, logic shows the hawk in its place, doing what hawks do, living out nature's way, maintaining the balance of life and death. Somehow, though, I feel this nagging guilt. Every action has ...

Immature Cooper’s hawks often seek out backyard bird feeders in winter. Gary Phillips As more seasonable weather occurs in our area, many of our feathered friends who may have forsaken backyard bird ...

Looking at our backyard bird feeding station on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there was not a bird in sight. What’s going on? It didn’t take me long to spot the issue. A sharp-shinned hawk was perched ...

Clemson’s football team has struggled to bring metaphorical “Death” to its opponents in the “Valley.” But near the stadium, ...

Laura Noe was starting her morning as she often does, watching the sparrows, doves and cardinals who come to the bird feeder she keeps in her Jefferson Park backyard, when she sensed a sudden change. ...

(AP) — A Northern California man shot more than 130 hawks and other legally protected birds of prey on his land, leaving the carcasses to pile up at the foot of trees and telephone poles, wildlife ...