Now that it’s the middle of September yellow leaves are either on or falling off many different trees. Virginia creeper vines are getting redder and so are poison ivy vines. And wild sunflowers, ...

Our recent weather has been warm one day and cold the next, but forecasters say that temperatures will moderate in the coming weeks. When it warms up it will finally be time to put new plants out if ...

You may recall a broad-winged hawk named May, who in autumn 2024 captured the hearts of nature lovers along the East Coast when she flew across Florida during Hurricane Milton – and temporarily went ...

Broad-winged hawks from throughout eastern North America migrate to South America each fall, and their migration takes them through the narrow parts of Central America, where they crowd into what has ...

For those of you who have never seen one, a broad-winged hawk is best described as a small cousin of the red-tailed hawk. Both birds are members of a group of raptors known as “Buteos” (pronounced ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - A new South Florida study is helping out-of-state researchers follow a majestic bird. The broad-winged hawk named “Biscayne” is under close scrutiny at the Pelican Harbor Seabird ...

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 ...

Every year as mid-August approaches, an office pool of sorts pops up around Hawk Mountain Sanctuary as hawk enthusiasts try to predict the first raptor that will be sighted on the first official count ...

Kate Kampner is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. Theresa Armata remembers the scene atop Putney Mountain the ...

DULUTH, MINN. - The sky above Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory on Sept. 18 was gray, woolen and seemingly static. Lake Superior, though, was rocking with an east wind; whitecaps pocked its surface. And ...

Many people enjoy hawks. Their fierce independence and obviously untamed nature evoke a wildness that we are often lacking in our daily lives, similar to the “fierce green fire” that writer and ...