Ready to learn more about the different types of hawks in Virginia? Keep reading below! The broad-winged hawk is a compact species of hawk. While they are one of the larger species based on length ...

23, No. 3/4, Sep. - Dec., 1911 A Monograph of the Broad-Winged Hawk (Bu... A Monograph of the Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.

This bird made hawk-watching famous. Thousands of birders gather to watch the annual fall migration of broad-winged hawks. They start in September in New England, traveling down the Appalachian ...

Wingbeats are quick and shallow, interspersed with quick glides. Broad-winged hawk adult has rufous on breast, but no barring on primaries, only 1 or 2 tail bands, in flight shows more pointed wings.