Looks like we have another candidate for Bird of the Millennium. I’m going to have to compile a list of contenders one of these days. I particularly like those birds that are discovered by civilians – ...

HIGHBRIDGE − Jena Lindquist did evening chores May 28 on the 600-acre farm she and her husband, Adam Lindquist, own and work in Highbridge in Ashland County. She fed and watered chickens and bottle ...

A Crested Caracara — a falcon with long legs and distinctive colors that’s native to South and Central America — made a rare visit to coastal South Carolina’s Lowcountry, prompting serious birders ...

What looks like a hawk, eats like a vulture but is most closely related to falcons? Meet the crested caracara. The crested caracara (Caracara cheriway) looks like a sturdy hawk. The top of its head is ...

You’ve probably seen the regal eagle and the bobbing robin, but few have seen the crested caracara. This large bird is one of 50 listed species that are protected in Florida because of limited ...

My wife, Kathy, and I were driving the backroads around Chappell Hill looking at blankets of bluebonnets when a raptor caught our eye. The bird with an eaglelike beak was tearing at the flesh of a ...

The Crested Caracara – a sandy colored bird of prey with a striking black cap and orange face – is a charismatic and increasingly rare resident of South Florida’s interior. Unfortunately, its ...

One of the most distinctive birds in Florida is one with an identity crisis. The crested caracara is built like a falcon, but it acts more like a vulture. It won’t chase live prey unless forced to, ...