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 ...

Researchers don’t often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to better understand the dietary habits of two hawk species, involving citizen ...

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, 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 ...

Bird enthusiasts soon learn how to use a bird’s external features to identify them. Bill shape and size, wingspan, feather ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab’s mission has grown over the years since it was founded almost 30 years ago. What started as a way to rescue injured raptors has grown in both size and scope since its humble ...

DEAR JOAN: I heard a commotion outside my window and saw what I believe is a hawk with one of my precious little birds held down with its talons. Knowing there was nothing I could do to save the bird ...

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. ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky turned to the platform iNaturalist for data on two hawk species. They examined nearly 80,000 images of Cooper’s hawks and sharp-shinned hawks submitted by ...