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Swainson's Hawk(Buteo swainsoni) |
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Swainson's Hawk - Photo taken at the Lindsay Museum in Walnut Creek California.
This is an injured Swainson's Hawk that lives at The Lindsay Wildlife Museum. You can see her and other birds of Prey at The Lindsay Museum in Walnut Creek, California.
Length: 19 inches
Wing span: 51 inches
Weight: 1.9 lb
Swainson's Hawk
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This photo was taken near Davis, California in late August, just before the Swainson's Hawks begin their migration to the Patagonia in Argentina.
Swainson's hawks have long pointed wings that distinguish them from other buteos. Also, not the large dark trailing edge of the wings.
Swainson's Hawks eat grasshoppers and other insects as well as small vertebrates. Swainson's Hawks take small insects in the air and feed while flying.
Swainson's hawks can be distinguished in the air by the large dark trailing edge of the wing. By contrast, a red-tailed hawk has a dark patagial mark and is lighter on the rest of the wing.
Swainson's hawks also have very long pointed wings as compared to to other buteos.
More information about Swainson's Hawks
Contact the GGRO:
Mail:
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone:
(415) 331-0730
E-mail address:
ggro@parksconservancy.org
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