Standing at the window watching the weather can become a consuming activity. Even if the weather seems changeless, something will come into view. While so engaged one day last week, a large bird swept ...

Bill Haley knows his hawks. Each fall, for the past 29 years, he makes daily trips to the Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch observatory to count birds. "You bring a chair, you sit and wait. It's kind of like ...

Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve is offering two free programs this fall. "Eyes On the Skies" on Sept. 7 and 21 and on Oct. 5 and 19 at 10 a.m. is for Hawk watching beginners. Naturalist Debbie Waters will ...

Hawks and falcons, distinct raptors, are often confused but differ significantly in eight key ways. These include variations in size, wing shape, head morphology, plumage, hunting methods, nesting ...

PROVIDENCE – If you’re into birds and you’ve heard about a new effort to rename species now named after historical figures, the good news is that you’ll have to learn new names for only two birds that ...