As we prepare for the arrival of fall, we can also be on the lookout for a breathtaking wildlife spectacle that is a part of life here in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: the migration of the broad ...
Our recent weather has been warm one day and cold the next, but forecasters say that temperatures will moderate in the coming weeks. When it warms up it will finally be time to put new plants out if ...
MENDOTA, Va. (WJHL) – Thousands of broad-winged hawks are on the move through the region, and you should be able to spot some if you take up Hawk Watching. With the Mendota, Virginia Heritage and Hawk ...
Both are common hunters locally. Both are members of the buteo family, the term used to describe hawks with broad wings built for soaring. They look different, certainly, if you can get a close enough ...
The broad-winged hawks are back from their far away wintering grounds, so I figured now would be a good time to feature them. While in the Byng area recently, I saw many broad-winged hawks flying ...
If you missed Hawk Weekend at Hawk Ridge you didn't miss too much migration. Due to unfavorable winds, rain and fog, hawks were mostly staying put. But the birds started moving big time last week, ...
Raptors are moving past Hawk Ridge in Duluth in good numbers, but there has yet to be one of those unforgettable days when tens of thousands of Broad-winged Hawks soar over the ridge. Best days have ...
For those of you who have never seen one, a broad-winged hawk is best described as a small cousin of the red-tailed hawk. Both birds are members of a group of raptors known as “Buteos” (pronounced ...
Each fall, thousands of broad-winged hawks soar across the New England sky in flocks known as kettles, on their way to wintering grounds in South and Central America. The sky swirls with hawks ...
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Albany Township announced that the latest issue of “The Journal of Raptor Research” features papers from two scientists who made their start at the Sanctuary. Field research ...