Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

At least five bike riders on the popular Manor Township Enola Low Grade Rail Trail had bloodied heads from attacks. One person suffered a concussion. One girl was knocked off her bike. One victim said ...

If wide population distribution is a sure sign of an animal’s evolutionary success, then the falcon is a clear winner. The roughly 40 types of falcons are distributed across every continent except ...

Peregrine falcons are specially adapted to capture birds in flight. In Massachusetts, they almost exclusively hunt for other birds. The most frequent prey species include pigeons, blue jays and ...

Move over Al Capone. There’s a new star at Alcatraz. A different type of jail bird. She fast. She’s sleek. And she has four sidekicks. Biologists from the National Park Service have turned on a live ...

Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir. It was a clear day, and I wanted to secrete myself in a good honey hole ...