Cheryl Kimball is a freelance writer who lives north of Rochester. Email her at [email protected].

While I was at the Cape May Autumn Birding Festival, there was major chatter about a Swainson’s hawk spotted in the area, which excited all of us birders! But as I wondering how the heck people knew ...

Also, a new Citizen Science Birding Program will include monthly guided birding walks at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge.

The flight identification of raptors : from the shotgun to the sublime -- Buteos that migrate : the wind masters -- Accipiters : the artful dodgers -- Falcons : birds that measure distance by the ...