Notes on Three Major Types of Hawks

1. Notes on Three Major Types of Hawks

2. Types of Flight • Soar: • Glide: • Kite: • Hover: • Stoop: • Kettle:

3. Types of Flight • Soar: gain altitude in updraft or thermal • Glide: • Kite: • Hover: • Stoop: • Kettle:

4. Types of Flight • Soar: gain altitude in updraft or thermal • Glide: coasting downward • Kite: • Hover: • Stoop: • Kettle:

5. Types of Flight • Soar: gain altitude in updraft or thermal • Glide: coasting downward • Kite: Fixed position without flapping • Hover: • Stoop: • Kettle:

6. Types of Flight • Soar: gain altitude in updraft or thermal • Glide: coasting downward • Kite: Fixed position without flapping • Hover: Fixed position with flapping • Stoop: • Kettle:

7. Types of Flight • Soar: gain altitude in updraft or thermal • Glide: coasting downward • Kite: Fixed position without flapping • Hover: Fixed position with flapping • Stoop: Dive • Kettle:

8. Types of Flight • Soar: gain altitude in updraft or thermal • Glide: coasting downward • Kite: Fixed position without flapping • Hover: Fixed position with flapping • Stoop: Dive • Kettle: A soaring flock in a thermal

9. Buteo

10. Buteo • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad

11. Buteo • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Rounded, fan shaped

12. Buteo • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Rounded, fan shaped • Flight pattern: Soars, wide circles high in the air

13. Buteo • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Rounded, fan shaped • Flight pattern: Soars, wide circles high in the air • Habitat: Varies; need some tree cover for nesting, but may also be found in fields and meadows

14. Buteo • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Rounded, fan shaped • Flight pattern: Soars, wide circles high in the air • Habitat: Varies; need some tree cover for nesting, but may also be found in fields and meadows • Prey: Small mammals, rodents

15. Red-TailedButeo

16. Red-Shouldered Buteo

17. Rough-Legged Buteo

18. Broad-Winged Buteo

19. Falcon

20. Falcon • Shape of wing: Stream lined, pointed

21. Falcon • Shape of wing: Stream lined, pointed • Shape of tail: Long, tapered tail

22. Falcon • Shape of wing: Stream lined, pointed • Shape of tail: Long, tapered tail • Flight pattern: Rapid, choppy wing beats; fast and maneuverable; stooping

23. Falcon • Shape of wing: Stream lined, pointed • Shape of tail: Long, tapered tail • Flight pattern: Rapid, choppy wing beats; fast and maneuverable; stooping • Habitat: Woods, tree-tops

24. Falcon • Shape of wing: Stream lined, pointed • Shape of tail: Long, tapered tail • Flight pattern: Rapid, choppy wing beats; fast and maneuverable; stooping • Habitat: Woods, tree-tops • Prey: Mostly other birds in the air

25. Peregrine (Chicken Hawk)Falcon

26. Merlin (Pigeon Hawk)Falcon

27. Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)Falcon

28. Accipiter

29. Accipiter • Shape of wing: Short, Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: • Flight pattern: • Habitat: • Prey:

30. Accipiter • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Long, good for steering • Flight pattern: • Habitat: • Prey:

31. Accipiter • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Long, good for steering • Flight pattern: Flap-Flap-Flap-Glide • Habitat: • Prey:

32. Accipiter • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Long, good for steering • Flight pattern: Soars, wide circles high in the air • Habitat: Lives in the woods • Prey:

33. Accipiter • Shape of wing: Rounded, broad • Shape of tail: Long, good for steering • Flight pattern: Soars, wide circles high in the air • Habitat: Varies; need some tree cover for nesting, but may also be found in fields and meadows • Prey: Birds

34. Sharp-ShinnedAccipiter

35. Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter

36. Goshawk Accipiter

37. Black Vulture

38. Turkey Vulture

39. Bald Eagle (immature)

40. Bald Eagle

41. Golden Eagle (immature)

42. Golden Eagle

43. Osprey (Fish Hawk)

44. Harrier (Marsh Hawk)

45. The End