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Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Peregrine Falcon!

Thanks to a reader for sending this beautiful Peregrine Falcon posting up at a Federal building. If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, a...

Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Peregrine Falcon at the National Cathedral

Thanks to Colin Winterbottom for sharing these incredible photos he took July 1st at the National Cathedral: “Details: Usually wary of cities, peregrine falcons were first seen in...

Preserving peregrine falcon species, art of falconry in Manitoba

Parkland Mews Falconry & Bird of Prey Education Centre is working to preserve the peregrine falcon species and the art of falconry in Manitoba.

Caracaras: Falcons That Didn’t Read the Rulebook

Though caracaras are members of the falcon family, their behaviour can sometimes make you wonder. When I think of a falcon, I picture speed, sharp turns and a bird that seems built...

Rock Climbing Among the Peregrines

Eagle Cliff in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch State Park is an important nesting site for Peregrine Falcons. Each year, popular climbing routes in the area close temporarily to gi...

Trail Cam Footage Shows World’s Dumbest Pigeon Walking Into Falcon’s Nest

If you're a pigeon, there is one bird you really want to avoid: falcons. Why? Because an urban falcon's diet almost entirely consists of pigeons. [Read More]

Visitors to the neighborhood eagle’s nest

It was mid-February and I was still spending a few mornings at the eagle’s nest in my neighborhood. The babies looked fully grown but they were still practicing their flapping, bui...

The Osprey

As the calendar approaches September, my thoughts turn to raptor watching and the birds I will see, as I described in a previous blog. Over the coming weeks, I will share profiles...

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

A male Buff-breasted Sandpiper courts a female on their breeding grounds far north of the Arctic Circle. He raises his wings, flashing their silvery-white undersides, as he sings h...

Monitoring Grassland Sparrows of the Research Ranch

Cassin’s, Botteri’s, and Grasshopper sparrows – the songs of these grassland specialists are emblematic of summers on the Research Ranch where they nest within dense, native grass,...

Vermont cliffs reopen as peregrine falcon nesting season ends

Vermont's cliffs are open again for hikers and climbers after biologists report a successful peregrine falcon nesting season.

The Lark Bunting’s Eye-Catching Display

Lark Buntings are migratory sparrows that live in grasslands from south central Canada to the northern plateaus of Mexico. For most of the year, the buntings are brown, white and s...

Vermillion Flycatchers

This post is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 yea...

Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Fox Crossing?

Thanks to Eric for sending from Van Ness. Fox, right? More photos below: If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good […]

A Flash of Gold in the Pines

There are birds you hear before you see, birds that announce themselves with a familiar call or a burst of movement. And then there is the Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana). A...

Mississippi Kites

The Mississippi Kite is one of America's most elegant raptors. These dove-gray birds spend the summer hunting over plains and woodlands in the southern United States. They often ne...

Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – TWO Bucks!

Thanks to Rozi for sharing these beauties from “the Armed Forces Retirement Home.” If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good...

Red-Tailed Hawk Knocks Police Drone Out Of The Sky In Colorado

The Colorful Guest That Never Left

Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) are one of the world’s most popular game birds, prized as a culinary delicacy and for their beautiful plumage. Although this species is...

Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – Beautiful Buck!

Thanks to Jeff for sending this beautiful photo from near Rock Creek Park. If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good […]

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Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – A Beauty in SW!!

Thanks to Laura for sending this beautiful photo from SW. If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send […]

Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – “Lots of screeching”

Thanks to M. for sending: “This guy’s been hanging out at Lowell a lot. Lots of screeching” If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, […]

Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – A Proper Hawk!

Thanks to a reader for sending this beauty hanging out at the Department of Labor. If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get […]