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Rough-legged Hawk

Buteo lagopus

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Family: Accipitridae

Average annual sightings on Hawk Hill: 6; Hawk Hill sightings late October through late November

Total banded by GGRO as of 2018: 6

ID BASICS

Size: length 22 inches; wingspan 56 inches; Redtail size 

Key Field Marks: dorsal tail with white base and black tip; square black carpal patches; deep black belly band in juveniles and females

Flight: wing-profile slightly upturned (similar to Redtail); glides on wings bent up and out

(Average annual sightings based on 2006-2017 data; 2010 and 2013 data not included due to partial seasons)

  • Rough-legged Hawk
    Rough-legged Hawk George Eade/GGRO Volunteer
  • Rough-legged Hawk
    Rough-legged Hawk over Fort Cronkhite George Eade/GGRO Volunteer
  • Rough-legged Hawk
    This Rough-legged Hawk, banded in 2006, is one of only 6 individuals banded by GGRO to date Russ DeLong/GGRO Volunteer
  • Rough-legged Hawk
    This Rough-legged Hawk, banded in 2006, is one of only 6 individuals banded by GGRO to date Russ DeLong/GGRO Volunteer
  • Rough-legged Hawk
    Rough-legged Hawk Don Bartling/GGRO Volunteer