If your yard is a haven for birds or if you have small pets, you might not want hawks hanging around. Here are some ways to tell if one has taken up residence.

preying on small- to medium-size birds and small mammals, hunting from perches under the canopy. Migration: in­creasing numbers at eastern hawk-watches probably due to better identification skills.

The same day Edward the hawk was brought in, the facility was assisting Worcester police and animal control with a Cooper’s hawk. That bird was found on a heater after being unintentionally ...