Sue Rokos of Delanson, left, and Naomi Lloyd of West Sand Lake use binoculars Wednesday to view a kingfisher at Beaver Pond ...

The World Center for Birds of Prey is an indoor-outdoor education center. Visitors get a chance to see all sorts of raptors, including eagles, vultures, hawks, and falcons from around the world.

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across the country, swooping in to nab an unwary dove or jay. Females are larger and ...