| Appearance | Broad-winged hawks are about 16″ long, brown with reddish/brown streaks underneath and a dark stripe on their cheek. They have short tails and broad-based wings with pointed tips. |
| Diet | They eat frogs, snakes, lizards, small birds, and small mammals. |
| Feeder Food | Broad-winged hawks do not visit feeders. |
| Habitat | They inhabit forested areas. |
| Nesting | Broad-winged hawks build nests made from bark chips and fresh plant twigs, corn husks, grapevine, feathers, and pine needles. They have 1 brood/season and 2-3 white, creamy or blue eggs/brood that have rough surfaces. Incubation is for 28-31 days and fledglings leave the nest about 35-42 days after hatching. |
