Thousands of hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, songbirds, water birds and others are expected to make the crossing this spring.

Falcon facts In addition to banding the chicks, volunteers inspect the birds to ensure they’re healthy, dusting their feathers and checking for issues, said Bob Walton, longtime volunteer with Soarin’ ...

Inside the large training cage at the new Los Angeles County Raptor Rescue Center in San Dimas, birds of prey such as owls, hawks and falcons with broken wings and twisted legs that have been repaired ...

Every year as mid-August approaches, an office pool of sorts pops up around Hawk Mountain Sanctuary as hawk enthusiasts try to predict the first raptor that will be sighted on the first official count ...

HUNTERTOWN, Ind. (WANE) — From offering owls mealworms to cleaning cages, Friday started off as usual for the volunteers at Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehabilitation Center. Although Friday, Jan. 5 is ...

Four-year-old Merlin and her younger sister Marina are busy with their coloring books, sitting quietly at a table inside the Iowa Raptor Project headquarters deep in the woods at Macbride Nature ...

Birds of prey were on display and flown over the heads of the crowd at Boyd Hill Nature Center for the 10th annual Raptor Fest. Former Times Staff Luis Santana is a staff photographer. Reach him at ...