Cooper’s hawks swoop through our suburban yard every month or so, making passes at our feeder birds. The hawk knows a good hunting opportunity when it sees one. A reader recently wrote to ask me what ...

On a frosty October morning, a quiet yard and missing songbirds reveal the presence of a calm, young Cooper’s hawk perched ...

A red-tailed hawk, a red-shouldered hawk and two yellow-legged Cooper’s hawks flew back to freedom Saturday, released with the help of people who sponsored their recovery at the Orange County Bird of ...

A Cooper's hawk preparers to take flight against a backdrop of green foliage typical of their environment. It is a predator of wooded habitats ranging from dense forests to urban backyards. It is one ...

Yes, a number of hawks hunt and eat smaller birds, and the sight of them strikes terror in the hearts of our backyard birds. If you've ever watched a crowd of ...

Say goodbye to the Cooper’s hawk, Wilson’s warbler, Lincoln’s sparrow and dozens of other North American birds. The birds themselves will still be here. But their names are going the way of the dodo.

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