The group, which heads out from late August to mid-November, reported a total of 19,428 raptors — about 16,200 counts being broad-winged hawks, a common North American species.

Red-tails are big, soaring hawks with a 4-foot wing span. From underneath while in flight, they show a dark “patagial mark” on the front edge of their wings, near the body, which no other ...

A broad-winged hawk flies Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, near the 64th Autumn Hawk Count at Bake Oven Knob on the Appalachian Trail between Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, and East Penn Township ...

The broad-winged hawk named “Biscayne” is under close scrutiny at the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami. The birds usually spend the winter in South America, but they sometimes come to ...