On a recent trip to northern Minnesota for the annual raptor migration, a good friend and licensed raptor bander captured a juvenile northern goshawk as part of his ongoing research project. I had a ...

PAXSON — A few days ago, I had the privilege of watching two goshawks gang up on a sharp-tail grouse. I live in some of the best goshawk habitat in the country and see these big raptors almost daily.

You regular readers know of my affection for sharp-tailed grouse and the pleasure I took at the visit of a solitary sharp-tail to my backyard. So, you will appreciate my consternation when the ...

Early June is a time of growth, and we see what follows the warm and wet times of spring. The migration of birds during the last three months has been outstanding and now in this month, we see that ...