Swainson’s Hawk
Family: Accipitridae
Average annual sightings on Hawk Hill: 8; Hawk Hill sightings not frequent
ID BASICS
Size: length 21 inches; wingspan 52 inches; Redtail size
Key Field Marks: negative underwing (dark flight feathers, lighter leading edge); narrow tapered wings; bib in adults
Flight: wings held in a dihedral, higher than in Redtails; light and buoyant flight
(Average annual sightings based on 2006-2017 data; 2010 and 2013 data not included due to partial seasons)
Swainson's Hawk
Ken Wilson/GGRO Volunteer
Swainson's Hawk
George Eade/GGRO Volunteer
Swainson's Hawk banded by GGRO in 2012
Candace Davenport/GGRO Volunteer