A female Swainson’s hawk perches on a fence post. Notice the dark upper chest and head have virtually the same coloring. This is typical of female light morphs. and the vast majority Swainson’s hawks ...

The Swainson’s hawk is a raptor of the open fields and prairies of the central and western regions of the country and a rare visitor to New England. It is a member of the buteo family – large hawks ...

Among the hundreds of visitors to Duluth's Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory over the weekend was one very uncommon guest. A Swainson's hawk was caught and banded at the birding site in eastern Duluth on ...

On Saturday, June 4, biologist and Swainson’s hawk expert Jim Estep will lead participants on a countywide search for this California threatened species and well as other raptors. Estep has conducted ...

Along with the exotic animals housed here at the zoo, we do display native animals. One is the Buteo swainsoni, or the Swainson's hawk, named for the English naturalist William Swainson. Swainson's ...