Three avian experts, presented with a picture, confirmed the bird is a red-tailed hawk. “Probably hunting squirrels on campus,” wrote Peter G. Saenger, an ornithological specialist at Muhlenberg ...

Around 12:51 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, about 10 people paused their walks and took photos of the red-tailed hawk.

A red-tailed hawk sits atop the flagpole at Santa Cruz High’s Memorial Field during a recent afternoon. According to Global Raptor Conservation’s hawkmountain.org website, “Although red-tailed hawks ...

This adult red-tailed hawk is easily identified by its prominent red tail feathers. Immature red-tailed hawks do not have red tails. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON— Editor’s note: This column was ...

If there has been any theme to this winter it has been cold. For the first time in years, the temperatures have dropped below freezing and generally remained there for weeks on end. Back when I was a ...

Well, folks, this El Niño thing turns out to be no joke. Winter officially started on Dec. 21 and I’ve only seen a few stray flakes here and there. Furthermore, any mention of snow in the weather ...

A northern harrier glides above an artichoke field by Highway 1 near Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz. The northern harrier, also ...