Also known as “duck hawks,” the five falcon chicks are UMass Lowell’s real-life River Hawks and can be watched via webcam.

Some farmers even encourage crows to stick around specifically because they help protect chickens and other backyard birds. According to Buff Clucks, hawks, raccoons, and foxes are among the most ...

I grew up with bird names now long gone. We had the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk and duck hawk. These are now the American kestrel, merlin and peregrine falcon. We also had the marsh hawk, now the ...