Researchers identified three new species of large, hawk-sized enantiornithine birds from the Late Cretaceous period in Montana, highlighting an evolution towards greater size and diversity in ...
They lived alongside two newly described species of bird called Avisaurus darwini and Magnusavis ekalakaenis. These early avians were about the size of a hawk and had strong enough feet to capture ...
"Based on clues in their foot bones, we think these birds would have been able to catch and carry prey, similar to what a modern hawk or owl does," says Alex Clark, a Ph.D. student at the Field ...
DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota is home to one of the world's premier bird observation sites. This time of year, the airspace above Hawk Ridge on the western edge of Lake Superior draws tens of ...