EAST GRAND FORKS – A banding event to band baby Cooper’s hawks is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Red River State Recreation Area campground in East Grand Forks. The banding will take place ...

At Hawk Ridge, David Evans supervises raptor banding David Evans is on his perch. His lean frame is propped on the old boat seat, which is clamped to the lid of a pickle pail, which in turn is wired ...

CEDAR GROVE – The red-tailed hawk banked west into the stout breeze and appeared to hover motionless for a long moment 150 feet above the Lake Michigan plain. Then in a flash it augured its body into ...

This is Evans' 37th year at Hawk Ridge, where his crews have banded nearly 100,000 raptors. Evans works under contract with Hawk Ridge for three and a half months each fall. To supplement his income, ...

Bird watchers aim their binoculars to follow the migration of hawks over Hawk Ridge. The observatory is hosting its annual Hawk Weekend Sept. 15-17 that will attract thousands of birdwatchers as the ...

During the banding, the chicks are brought inside I&M’s headquarters and off camera. Koher said sometimes people will comment or message Soarin’ Hawk when the chicks are gone, especially if they don’t ...