Broad-winged Hawk

Airedale1 · 04-24-2016, 11:43 PM

We had a lot of nice birds in our yard this weekend and I was busy photographing some of them today; when all of a sudden a Broad-winged hawk did a flyover and they all scattered for a good long while. It was very exciting to see the BWH, as I have never seen one before.

LucyLou · 04-25-2016, 12:00 PM

So lovely! We've had broad-winged hawks near our house (in Alton)- they're fun to watch! Your photos are always stunning.

Airedale1 · 04-25-2016, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by LucyLou

So lovely! We've had broad-winged hawks near our house (in Alton)- they're fun to watch! Your photos are always stunning.

Thank you! I am glad that you enjoy them.

Outdoorsman · 04-25-2016, 04:46 PM

I had one fly over me while I was driving on Rte 3 near Mosquito bridge last week. Certainly not something you see every day.

Your photo's are always incredible. Thanks for sharing them with us.

ApS · 04-25-2016, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Airedale1

We had a lot of nice birds in our yard this weekend and I was busy photographing some of them today; when all of a sudden a Broad-winged hawk did a flyover and they all scattered for a good long while. It was very exciting to see the BWH, as I have never seen one before.

The Broad-winged Hawk has different color patterns, but yours is the one I'm most familiar with—around the lake.

It's heard more often than seen. It has a thin, but loud and whistled "scream": Pe-heeeeeeeee?, with a rising inflection.

The Broad-winged Hawk is heard directly upon opening this YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuWCo-ksHLM

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Hillcountry · 04-26-2016, 12:33 PM

I didn't see what kind of hawk did it but I found a neat little pile of dove feathers near our (empty) feeder.
The feeders are empty because of F&G's warnings about bears although many birds still stand by, hoping for someone to re-fill them thus making them easy targets for the raptors...
I always enjoy seeing hawks in the yard! Thanks for the pictures!

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LucyLou Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 19 Thanks: 21 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	:) So lovely! We've had broad-winged hawks near our house (in Alton)- they're fun to watch! Your photos are always stunning.

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Outdoorsman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 848 Thanks: 116 Thanked 212 Times in 134 Posts	Broad-winged Hawk I had one fly over me while I was driving on Rte 3 near Mosquito bridge last week. Certainly not something you see every day. Your photo's are always incredible. Thanks for sharing them with us.

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Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,419 Thanks: 1,664 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	I didn't see what kind of hawk did it but I found a neat little pile of dove feathers near our (empty) feeder. The feeders are empty because of F&G's warnings about bears although many birds still stand by, hoping for someone to re-fill them thus making them easy targets for the raptors... I always enjoy seeing hawks in the yard! Thanks for the pictures!