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How to Identify a Cooper’s Hawk
Learn what a Cooper's hawk looks like and sounds like, where to find one. Plus find out where this raptor prefers to nest.
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Falcon vs Hawk: How to Tell the Difference
Often viewed soaring solo high in the sky, hawks and falcons are a marvel to watch. But these birds of prey pose challenges when it comes to identifying a falcon vs a hawk. Both have similar ...
The red-tailed hawk, with all its variation and widespread distribution, is arguably our most admired and viewed hawk. Large and graceful, there’s a red-tailed hawk to be observed by nearly everyone.
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 ...
Both are common hunters locally. Both are members of the buteo family, the term used to describe hawks with broad wings built for soaring. They look different, certainly, if you can get a close enough ...
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 ...
Eagles and hawks, both raptors, differ significantly in size, hunting, and habitat. Eagles are larger, hunt bigger prey, and soar gracefully in forest ...
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 ...
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 ...
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