Looking up, we were astonished to see Cooper’s hawks overhead, jumping from branch to branch and making all that noise, four ...

Opportunistic predators like Cooper's hawks, widely found all ... One of the more ominous signs that a hawk has been on your property is scattered bird feathers on the ground.

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across the country, swooping in to nab an unwary dove or jay. Females are larger and ...

The signs of such near misses are seen on several birds at my feeders of late. Mourning doves are favorite targets of the Cooper’s hawk and many of them show large patches of missing feathers that ...

A dark-eyed Junco is one of the patients admitted into the New Mexico Wildlife Center’s hospital last week. Photo Courtesy ...