Genetically rare birds are starting to call Missouri home. Just months after a rare yellow Northern Cardinal was photographed in a St. Louis resident's backyard, homeowners in Wentzville ...

A common hawk of wet deciduous woodlands ... The primaries are barred or checkered black and white, the dark tail has 3 white bands. Underparts are rufous with white barring.

This bird made hawk-watching famous ... A second, thinner band may be visible on the fanned tail. Undersides are white with brown or rufous barring across breast, less on the belly.

Baltimoreans love to share stories of wildlife sightings. It can all seem natural and normal, especially in the greener areas ...