A red-shouldered hawk nest was discovered in a Worthington resident's honey locust tree. Before European settlement, when 95% of Ohio was blanketed in forests, red-shouldered hawks were common.

While red-shouldered hawks don’t sing like songbirds, they do deliver a loud piercing scream. Blue jays mimic the call to perfection and use it to scatter birds at the feeder, thus eliminating ...

While red-shouldered hawks don’t sing like songbirds, they do deliver a loud piercing scream. Blue jays mimic the call to perfection and use it to scatter birds at the feeder, thus eliminating ...

William Custis Smith was sentenced to one day in prison and received a $9,800 fine for killing 20 “juvenile” red-shouldered hawks and bald eagles in 2023, which he claimed were “encroaching ...

Community science projects exist across the country and throughout the world on a spectrum that includes major journeys, local ramblings and desktop investigations. Websites, such as SciStarter.org, ...

William Custis Smith was sentenced to one day in prison and received a $9,800 fine for killing 20 “juvenile” red-shouldered hawks and bald eagles in 2023, which he claimed were “encroaching ...

Bobcats, extirpated from Ohio by 1855, have returned due to increasing forest cover. Some of the most iconic mammals on Earth are large carnivores: lions, polar bears, tigers, snow leopards and many ...

While talking with Bratton, Smith admitted to killing in excess of 20 juvenile and mature bald eagles, and hawks, primarily red-shouldered and red-tailed.

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County ...