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, ...

With all the cold weather that we have had, birds are congregating at bird feeders in large numbers to feed. Unfortunately, such a collection of birds also brings predators to backyards. We have a ...

The Swainson’s hawk is a raptor of the open fields and prairies of the central and western regions of the country and a rare visitor to New England. It is a member of the buteo family – large hawks ...