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Definition

The Broad-winged Hawk is the smallest and most migratory Buteo in eastern North America. This stout, compact, forest-dwelling raptor occurs in most of the forested landscapes of the eastern United States and southern Canada east of British Columbia. The species is a complete, long-distance migrant that winters in Central and South America. Unlike most other North American raptors, broadwings flock during migration, and in autumn the majority of individuals pass migration watchsites during a brief and concentrated two-week period. At the peak of their spring and fall migrations, flocks or “kettles” of tens of thousands of Broad-winged Hawks can be seen along the shorelines of the Great Lakes, as well as from southern Texas through Central America. Non-migratory subspecies of broadwings inhabit Cuba, Puerto Rico, and several other islands in the West Indies.

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