What began as a surprising bird sighting quickly became a community vigil, with neighbors, birders and a wildlife biologist all quietly rooting for one small raptor learning to fly far from where its ...

Readers often email me this time of year, sometimes with accompanying photos, to find out the identity of a sleek, grayish, hawklike bird. What they are usually seeing is a Mississippi kite, and ...

Kites are falcon-like hawks that soar on flat, pointed wings, often buoyantly hanging up in the wind — hence, their name. Mississippi kites have historically nested in the south central part of the ...

Birds soar and swoop. White-tailed kites also hover in a hunting behavior known as "helicoptering." The handsome black-and-white-plumed bird glides gracefully over open fields, then hovers over likely ...

Bird watchers and anyone interested in an important area in San Mateo County for hawks, white-tailed kites and falcons can learn about the unique Wavecrest Open Space in Half Moon Bay this Saturday ...

When he was a carpenter in Mankato, fall could be a dismal time for Jim Amundson. He became keenly aware of the hours he would soon have to spend outside working in frigid, snowy conditions. Now he ...

Birds soar and swoop. White-tailed kites also hover in a hunting behavior known as "helicoptering." The handsome black-and-white-plumed bird glides gracefully over open fields, then hovers over likely ...