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A Broad-winged Hawk
flies over
Hook Mountain |
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Video 1
It is mid-morning, after a night of
rain, and this hawk circles over Hook on the developing thermals.
Video 2
This Broad-winged Hawk seems to be
missing primaries P6, P7, and P8.
(Try fullscreen.) |
| Produced by
SEA |
| Video by Trudy Battaly |
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| Broad-winged Hawks use thermals that
form when the earth warms up and the warm air rises. As
the warm air rises it provides lift for these buteos.
Kettles of Broad-wings riding the thermals typically
include from a dozen to several hundred hawks. |
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