A neighbor had been hearing some strange sounds for more than a day; she was pretty sure they were bird calls and asked if I would come check it out. As I walked toward her house, I heard it, too, ...

Q: I saw what I think was a Cooper's hawk carrying twigs by its feet in early April. We live in a residential area, so they couldn't be building a nest around here, could they? A: Yes, a pair of ...

Bird watching and feeding are hugely popular pastimes. In the U.S., more than 60 million people put out seed, suet (fat), or fruit for local songbirds. We can now see the impacts of widespread feeding ...

This red-tailed hawk has been sitting in the trees around my yard for a week. Desperate for something to eat, I think the hawk is attracted to the movement of the small birds and the squirrels that ...

Fast, focused and fierce, the Cooper's hawk is built for the chase. Learn what a Cooper's hawk looks like and sounds like and ...

Over the last decade, the emerald ash borer has devastated communities across the United States. Fighting back against the scrouge, our community has taken down countless infected ash trees and this ...

The sun rises silently these days with no choir to greet it. I blame the birds. American robins seem especially conspicuous for their dawn silence, but Eurasian collared-doves and blue jays have ...