EAST GRAND FORKS – A banding event to band baby Cooper’s hawks is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Red River State Recreation Area campground in East Grand Forks. The banding will take place ...

At Hawk Ridge, David Evans supervises raptor banding David Evans is on his perch. His lean frame is propped on the old boat seat, which is clamped to the lid of a pickle pail, which in turn is wired ...

This is Evans' 37th year at Hawk Ridge, where his crews have banded nearly 100,000 raptors. Evans works under contract with Hawk Ridge for three and a half months each fall. To supplement his income, ...

Bird watchers aim their binoculars to follow the migration of hawks over Hawk Ridge. The observatory is hosting its annual Hawk Weekend Sept. 15-17 that will attract thousands of birdwatchers as the ...