ALWAYS IN SEASON: On two continents, Swainson's hawk is a grasslands icon Swainson's hawk is an iconic bird of the plains -- on two continents. The birds nest on the Great Plains of North America, and ...

VACAVILLE (KPIX 5) -- There's a protected hawk bringing bridge construction to a halt in the Bay Area. The protected Swainson's Hawk is delaying much needed repairs to some Interstate 80 overpasses.

DULUTH – The birding community is atwitter over the banding of a Minnesota-rare Swainson’s hawk at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory here late last week, blown in by blustery northwest winds. The raptors ...

Among the hundreds of visitors to Duluth's Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory over the weekend was one very uncommon guest. A Swainson's hawk was caught and banded at the birding site in eastern Duluth on ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit today challenging Kern County’s failure to protect key habitat for the Swainson’s hawk and set aside prime ...

As I have stated time and again, my passion for the outdoors began with an unbridled fascination with reptiles. Growing up as a budding naturalist, I was not the most avid birdwatcher, but even at an ...

Soaring in wide circles over hay fields or perched on distant fence posts or utility poles, large hawks are a common sight throughout Montana. But few people recognize that we have many kinds of hawks ...

I’m featuring the Swainson’s Hawk this week as this bird will be moving through the state in great numbers during the next five or six weeks. However, the vast majority of Swainson’s hawks will ...