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 ...

A homebuilders association is seeking to roll back protections for a hawk under California's Endangered Species Act -- the first delisting in 17 years, according to the state's Fish and ...

Hawks and falcons are both raptors, or birds of prey, but they differ in appearance, behaviour, and biology. People often confuse the two, even using their names interchangeably, yet falcons and hawks ...

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 ...

Hawks and raptors use midday thermals to push themselves higher into the sky, using less energy overall. There are many signs birdwatchers can use to properly identify a species of raptor, including ...

The 66th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society's (AOS) Check-list of North American Birds, published in Ornithology, includes several significant updates to the classification of bird ...

We are fortunate to enjoy not only four ecological biomes coming together across our vast state, but we are also blessed with ...

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 ...