This is a young Cooper’s hawk learning to fly in our backyard and resting on a limb. The photo was taken with a Canon Rebel ...

A Cooper's Hawk in Action© J. S. Fisher/Shutterstock.com Researchers don’t often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to better understand the ...

Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it’s almost always obvious when you’ve seen a hawk. But which hawk? Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the ...

Photo | Hawk finds home among the branches A red-tailed hawk perches at the top of a tree near Riverside Avenue in Santa Cruz on a recent morning as it surveys the San Lorenzo River below for a meal.

With all the cold weather that we have had, birds are congregating at bird feeders in large numbers to feed. Unfortunately, such a collection of birds also brings predators to backyards. We have a ...