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 ...

True to form, birds abounded at this year's Hawk Weekend celebration. The peak activity for birds of prey migrating through the area typically occurs between Sept. 10 and 25, said Debbie Waters, ...

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 ...

A bald eagle checks out the surroundings in Rye, N.H. on May 7, 2023. You’ve probably seen a bald eagle in a film or TV show, where the bird soars gracefully and swoops with might to catch its prey.

There are many wonderful traditions in ornithology, events that take place annually and which participants look forward to every year. One of these is the “hawk watch.” A hawk watch is a population ...

Q: A small group of flickers dropped into my yard in September and several of them were doing something wacky: They'd stand facing each other and dip and bob their heads repeatedly. What were they up ...

Today Brooklyn Bird Watch features a Heather Wolf photo of the Red Shouldered Hawk, a cousin to the Red Tailed Hawk, featured in Brooklyn Bird Watch back in June of 2021. Today’s photo by Ms Wolf was ...

A man armed with a deadly hawk has been launching it out the window of his car in "drive-by" attacks, as he uses it to kill other birds. The owner of the bird of prey has shared two clips to TikTok, ...

Friends with bird feeders have told me that they’ve sometimes seen a hawk diving past their window toward their bird feeder. “It’s usually a Cooper’s hawk at bird feeders, especially in winter,” said ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sometimes bad things happen after a young bird leaves its nest. Sometimes, though, there can be a happy ending when humans intervene. That was the case when a young red-tailed hawk, ...

Some birds win the name game while others are saddled with less impressive monikers. The magnificent frigate bird and the resplendent quetzal are obvious winners. Those birds clearly have something ...