But after months of rehabilitation, it did. On Wednesday, Thompson released the Swainson’s hawk back into the wild after around a 120-day stay in rehab at Liberty Wildlife in Phoenix.

Swainson’s hawks have a wing span of 47 to 54 inches, have long, pointed narrow wings with trailing edges of “black in back.” The Hawk Watch group gets support from the state park ...

The Swainson's hawk is the champion of all our migrant hawks. It breeds throughout the western U.S. and Canada, but spends five months south of the equator in South America during our winter ...

Napa County has cleared the way for more development in its airport industrial area, though the state continues mentioning Swainson’s hawk concerns that others say are exaggerated. The county ...

Volunteer hawk counters have been out in the mornings since mid-February and will continue daily until April 9. Swainson’s hawks are what’s known as large buteos, and soaring groups of the ...