This bird made hawk-watching famous. National Geographic Maps The female hawk lays one to five eggs—which are white with brown spots. The Cooper’s hawkis noticeably larger, although small males in western populations approach large... Voice. Thousands of birders gather to watch the annual fall migration of broad-winged hawks.

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across the country, swooping in to nab an unwary dove or jay. Average life span in the wild: 21 years. Size: Body, 18 to 26 in (45 to 65 cm); wingspan, 38 to 43 in (1.1 to 1.3 m) Weight: 24.3 to 51.5 oz (690 to 1,460 g) The parents take turns sitting on the eggs, keeping them warm and safe. Similar Species. Sharp-Shinned Hawk Geographic Variation. Wasps make up an enormously diverse array of insects, with some 30,000 identified species.

A common hawk of wet deciduous woodlands, they are the noisiest of the buteos, especially during spring courtship.
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Type: Bird. Peregrine falcons are among the world's most common birds of prey and live on all continents except Antarctica. Diet: Carnivore.