Hawksley the Broad-winged Hawk |
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Spring 2007 |
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Hawksley came to us when he was approximately 12 weeks old. He was born in the wild but was unfortunately being raised in a nest up in a tree that was to be cut down. The property owner illegally fell the tree despite knowing there was a nest of chicks in it. Hawksley and his four siblings were lucky to survive the fall and a caring person who witnessed the crime collected the chicks and took them to a bird rehabilitation centre in the area. All of his siblings were able to be re-released but it was determined that Hawksley had broken one of his wings and he wouldn't be able to survive in the wild. He needed a permanent home so we decided to take him in and he will live out the rest of his life here at the centre as part of our live animal outreach team.
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Broad-winged Hawk (Bluteo platypterus) |
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Average Weight: |
| 34-44 cm (13-17 inches) - Wingspan 81-100 cm (32-39 in) |
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265-560 g (9.35-19.77 ounces) |
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| Average is 12 months, most extreme is 14-18 years in the wild |
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Found throughout Ontario except in the very far north. |
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Dining and Dwelling |
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Life and Death |
They inhabit dense deciduous and mixed woodlands and are often found near the edge of the woods or near openings created by roads and trails.
The broad-winged hawk will eat small mammals, insects, amphibians, and young birds. They often hunt by swooping down from a perch to capture their prey on the ground.
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The Broad-winged Hawk usually lays 2-3 white, pale brown eggs. They build their nests in the crotch of a deciduous tree or they modify a nest built by another species, usually near water. Both adults raise the young, the eggs are incubated by the female for between 28 and 31 days while the male brings food for her during this time. |
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