Raptor Rapture Fall is raptor time. In much of the United States this is the best time of year to see migrating hawks. A personal encounter with a Peregrine Falcon and the best books for hawk identification . Most people have never even heard of the subspecies that lives in Arizona. Here is an account of a personal encounter, and an explanation of the ecological significance of this indicator species.
Some birds hatch with their running shoes on.
Seeing baby Killdeer is one of the pleasures of summer. How to find them by watching the adults. Spring in the Oak Grove Red-bellied Woodpeckers enjoy the abundance of the oak grove and face its hazards as they raise their young. Here is the story of one nest in one grove in one spring. New stories about birds will appear on this page all the time.