Unlike fish that can have multiple names for the same species (Mahi mahi = Dorado = Dolphin, Dolphin = porpoise, Cobia = Ling = Lemon Fish, Spotted Sea Trout = ...

Polytypic (6 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 16"; wingspan 34". The smallest North American buteo. Dark morph: adult has an all-dark body with dark wing coverts and silvery flight ...

Polytypic. Length 15–19"; wingspan 37–42". A medium-size buteo with rounded wing tips that do not reach the tip of the tail. Adult: brown above with lighter feather edges and some streaking on ...

M y fascination with squirrels began years ago when one jumped up on my lap for a peanut. This little female returned to my ...

The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is one of the most common hawks in North America. In the off chance you’ve never seen ...

A tiny screech owl stares intently at NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist Matt Felperin as Felperin stands in front of a crowd at Potomac Overlook Regional Park on Saturday. “I know he recognizes my face.

Work led our columnist to Northumberland's uplands last year, where he reconnected with several iconic species.