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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While I was at the Cape May Autumn Birding Festival, there was major chatter about a Swainson’s hawk spotted in the area, which excited all of us birders! But as I wondering how the heck people knew ...

MACKINAW CITY — The Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch has announced the start of its 2026 Spring Hawk Count, marking the beginning of the annual spring migration of raptors through the Straits of Mackinac ...

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 ...