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Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

1 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Broad-winged Hawk
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extremebirder
extremebirder 11 years ago

Thank you all for your help(:

extremebirder
extremebirder 11 years ago

Yes

birdlady6000
birdlady6000 11 years ago

Exciting to watch, isn't it?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Amazing ,Christy!! Must be quite a sight!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Emma, they said they see up to 100,000 a day sometimes!! look up "river of raptors Costa Rica" and "Kekoldi raptor viewing" in Costa Rica...there's a viewing tower and a 360 degree view! I should post my pics from there but it doesn't do it justice!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

I would definitely go with what Liam says, Thanks for adding on that you saw 10,000 at a time. That makes it even more possible.

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Liam suggested Broad-Winged Hawks above (trust him!)...I know Swainson's Hawks migrate in groups like this...we have them here in Colo. I saw the fall migration in Costa Rica and we saw probably 10,000 turkey vultures in 2 hours...riding the thermals just like this! Great spotting!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

usually birds of prey do collect in great numbers in the sky. I have seen turkey vultures , at least 20.
this seems to be a really large number! 70 at least! Wings is a big clue!

extremebirder
extremebirder 11 years ago

Can someone help me identify these birds?

extremebirder
Spotted by
extremebirder

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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