DULUTH — “It’s a magical world back here,” Margie Menzies said on a chilly morning in early September. Like most days, Menzies, the education director for the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, has been ...

Researchers don’t often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to better understand the dietary habits of two hawk species, involving citizen ...

Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it's almost always obvious when you've seen a hawk. But which hawk? Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the ...

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 ...

DULUTH, MINN. - The sky above Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory on Sept. 18 was gray, woolen and seemingly static. Lake Superior, though, was rocking with an east wind; whitecaps pocked its surface. And ...