A feather … slowly floating to earth … begins to tell the story. A “bushwhacker” has been at work at the backyard feeders, and now, perched on a limb in the ...

The sharp-shinned hawk, commonly called a sharpie, is a small hawk with a big attitude. About the size of a blue jay, it is the smallest hawk in North America. No matter. Sharpies use their short, ...

The sharp-shinned hawk is a small, acrobatic flier that attacks its prey, usually songbirds, from low perches. Unsuspecting bluejays can end up as lunch, as these hawks will patrol bird feeding areas ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Driving on Vermont’s Interstate highways in winter, I often notice large hawks perched in trees on woodland edges at regular intervals along the road.

Looking at our backyard bird feeding station on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there was not a bird in sight. What’s going on? It didn’t take me long to spot the issue. A sharp-shinned hawk was perched ...

Introduction : the allure of raptors -- The birds of prey -- Species accounts -- Osprey -- Kites. Hook-billed kite -- Swallow-tailed kite -- White-tailed kite ...