All but the most avid birders probably won’t notice a dramatic shift that takes place this time of year in Orange County: the arrival of visiting sharp-shinned hawks. The smallest in the United States ...

Both the sharp-shinned and the Cooper’s hawk are common in and around Santa Fe, but it can be difficult to tell them apart. The biggest difference between them is size. Cooper’s hawks are about 15 ...

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 ...

The sharp-shinned hawk is a small, acrobatic flier that attacks its prey, usually songbirds, from low perches. Unsuspecting bluejays can end up as lunch, as these hawks will patrol bird feeding areas ...

While observing your feeders, you may be startled by a “blue flash” that suddenly appears as if from out of nowhere, snatches one of your birds in its talons and disappears. The “blue flash” will be ...

On Veterans Day, I was sitting at my kitchen window with a delicious mug of freshly brewed coffee, a comfortable seat and freshly washed windows to look through. All I needed to do was wait and watch.

Also persisting throughout the month is the south-bound migration. Shifting from the flitting of various warblers or the insect-eating swallows and flycatchers from early in the month, the songbird ...

It was just another day at the office for Sanders Ho of Hawk Watch International. About a half hour after I arrived at the bird counting station atop Bonney Butte near Mount Hood, a call came over the ...

After lurking in deep woodlands all spring and summer, one of California’s most dashing little raptors is on the move. This diminutive forest hawk with quicksilver wing beats spends much of the year ...

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