Ferruginous Hawk
Family: Accipitridae
Average annual sightings on Hawk Hill: 27; Hawk Hill sightings mid-September through mid-October
Total banded by GGRO as of 2018: 3
ID BASICS
Size: length 23 inches; wingspan 53 inches; Redtail size
Key Field Marks: usually white belly, chest and coverts; whitish undertail; bulky “bowling-pin”-shaped body
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Adult: dark “V” of red legs
Flight: long-winged with slight dihedral; soaring, gliding, strong flapping, low foraging flight
(Average annual sightings based on 2006-2017 data; 2010 and 2013 data not included due to partial seasons)
Ferruginous Hawk in flight over Hawk Hill
Don Bartling/GGRO Volunteer
Ferruginous Hawk in flight over Hawk Hill
Don Bartling/GGRO Volunteer
Ferruginous Hawk banded by GGRO in 2017
Teresa Ely/Parks Conservancy
Ferruginous Hawk tail
Teresa Ely/Parks Conservancy
Ferruginous Hawk
Jeff Robinson/GGRO Volunteer
Ferruginous Hawk in flight. Note three prominent light areas on the dorsal side of this bird: two "windows" on the outer wings and the white base of the tail
Don Bartling/GGRO Volunteer