Prefer hawks and sparrows to songbirds? October is your month for bird watching. While songbird migrations end in September, October is the peak migration month for hawks and sparrows, said College 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Finally, spring begins this weekend. Getting outside to welcome it in the natural world is free, fun and good for you.

From American robins to northern cardinals, ground-feeding birds are not just enjoyable to watch in your yard, but can help ...

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 ...

During the fall hunting season, Al Jordan is out nearly every day -- looking for squirrels, rabbits, ducks, wild turkey, mink and other small game. But he doesn't carry a gun or a bow. Jordan, of ...