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 Manitoba; winters in southern half of the United States.
