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