The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across the ... bill in a smooth line. Adult: blue-gray upperparts, the crown is ...

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 ...

Males have a rusty back and tail, a slate-blue head and wings ... making rodents scarce. Some hawk species hunt other birds ...