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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite the diversity and impressive numbers of raptors, there was one species that stood out to all of the hawk watchers: the broad-winged hawk. It was a bird I had never seen before, and although it ...

Pennsylvania is home to numerous bird species, including birds of prey such as hawks. Whether you’re a resident of the state, a bird enthusiast, or just curious, you may be wondering what types of ...

During the month of March, there is enough of a migration occurring across the US to turn certain ridges, lakes, headlands, and coastal peninsulas into moving corridors of hawks, eagles, falcons, and ...

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 ...

Held for the better part of the last 100 years, autumn migration hawk counts in the Lehigh Valley region record some eye-popping numbers of birds passing through the region. The counts are underway ...

Graves, Gary R. 2005. "Vocal mimicry of Broad-winged Hawk by Blue Jay." Banisteria: a journal devoted to the natural history of Virginia, 22 50.

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 ...