BROAD-WINGED HAWK 

 343. Buteo platypterus. 16 in. 



Adults grayish-brown above; below, streaked on the 

 throat and breast, and barred below, with rusty-brown; 

 tail with three blackish bars. Young similar above; 

 below white, streaked with blackish-brown. They are 

 most apt to be confused with the Cooper and Red- 

 Shouldered Hawk, but when in flight, it can usually be 

 distinguished at a distance, from the former by its 

 shorter tail, and from the latter by its smaller size 

 and rounded wings. They may be classed as abundant 

 east of the Great Plains. They are rather solitary in 

 their habits, especially during the breeding season, 

 when but one pair is usually found in a piece of woods. 



Notes. A long, squeaking wail, sounding much like 

 two branches rubbing together and creaking. 



Nest. Of sticks, invariably lined with pieces of bark; 

 usually placed in crotches next to the trunks of large 

 trees, but not usually at a great height; eggs whitish, 

 more or less blotched with brown and gray. 



Range. Breeds north to New Brunswick and Mani- 

 toba; winters in southern half of the United States. 



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