Birds flying inspire awe — but how much do you know about flight? Learn which bird flies highest, which flying bird is ...

DULUTH — The hawks, tens of thousands of them each autumn, have been flying over Hawk Ridge here for centuries, maybe millennia, but it wasn’t always safe passage. In the 1930s and '40s, and probably ...

DETROIT — Thousands of hawks are doing what we all wish we could – flying south for the winter. In Michigan, for example, metro Detroiters are noticing hundreds of hawks flying in the sky and resting ...

Bird watchers aim their binoculars to follow the migration of hawks over Hawk Ridge. The observatory is hosting its annual Hawk Weekend Sept. 15-17 that will attract thousands of birdwatchers as the ...

Changing leaves and cooling temperatures aren’t the only signals that autumn is on its way. Millions of birds are currently on the wing as part of their annual fall migration, a special season that ...

An obvious sign that fall migration is well under way is the number of small raptors that begin to crisscross our neighborhoods. Beginning in late August and early September, sharp-shinned and ...