Hugger
Hugger (adult female) was tagged in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada on August 17, 2022. Her transmitter was sponsored by the Bird Hugger podcast and podcast host Catherine Greenleaf.
Jennifer
An adult female tagged on August 18, 2022 in the Algonquin Highlands of Ontario, Canada. Jennifer's transmitter was kindly sponsored by project donor Derek Lyon.
Catherine
One of two adult females tagged in Gravenhurst, Ontario on the morning of August 19, 2022. Her transmitter was sponsored by our wonderful project donors.
Muskoka
The second adult female captured and tagged on August 19, 2022. Muskoka was hunting along a forest road less than 2 km from Catherine. Her transmitter was sponsored by our wonderful project donors including the James L. Baillie Memorial Fund from Birds Canada.
Skatutakee
Pronounced Ska-Tu-Ta-Kee, is an adult female tagged in New Hampshire in June 2022. Skatutakee, meaning land and fire in Abenaki and local mountain of importance to the Harris Center for Conservation Education. Her transmitter is sponsored by the Davis Conservation Foundation, Putnam Foundation, the Bailey Charitable Foundation and the Harris Center for Conservation Education's 50th Anniversary Fund.
Nubanusit
Pronounced Nu-Ba-Nu-Sit, is the second adult female tagged in June 2022 in New Hampshire. Nubanusit means ‘wing-shaped’ in Abenaki and is the name of the largest lake in the Hancock region. Her transmitter is sponsored by the Davis Conservation Foundation, Putnam Foundation, the Bailey Charitable Foundation and the Harris Center for Conservation Education's 50th Anniversary Fund.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, an adult female tagged in July 2022, calls Hawk Mountain Sanctuary her home during the summer months. Her transmitter was sponsored by a long-time Hawk Mountain member.
Thelma
An adult female trapped in New Hampshire. This is the first broadwing in New Hampshire to be affixed with a Cellular Tracking Technologies GPS-GSM transmitter. She was named after a long-time conservation hero in the Hancock region, Thelma Babbitt.
CU HOME
The first broad-winged hawk to be trapped in the state of Connecticut. Her name is a mix of initials in honor of the three founders of the Northeast Hawkwatch.
Frankie
An adult female trapped in Connecticut on June 28, 2021. She was the second Connecticut broadwing to be equipped with the 9g GPS-GSM transmitter made by Cellular Tracking Technologies.
Harris
An adult male. First broadwing to be tagged in New Hampshire. He is named after the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
The following broadwings are no longer transmitting movement data.
Allison
An immature broadwing trapped at a local banding station in Pennsylvania on Sept 11, 2021. This bird is named after one of our wonderful project donors.
Firoke
An adult male trapped in Connecticut. He is the first male broadwing to be affixed with a transmitter in the state!
Monadnock
An adult female from New Hampshire trapped on June 28, 2021. She is named after the Monadnock region in southwestern New Hampshire by project collaborators and donors, the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
Charlotte 2.0
An adult female trapped in the Muskoka's (Ontario, Canada) at the end of August 2021. She is named after our collaborator from the Simcoe County Banding Group.
Broadwing Movement Maps
Where are the birds?
The interactive map linked below shows the movements of broad-winged hawks that are currently transmitting satellite and GPS-GSM movement data.
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The interactive map linked below is a cumulative map showing all movements of our tracked birds from 2014 to 2021, illustrating their migratory pathways from northeast United States through Central and South America.
Broadwing movements from 2014-2021
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Click the links below to download Google Earth data from two of our tracked broadwings. This data can be used as part of our Ecological Profile of the Broad-winged Hawk high school curriculum. You must have Google Earth Pro installed in order to view and interact.