Biscayne
This adult broad-winged hawk was found on the ground about 2 km from Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in downtown Miami on 21 November 2024. The intake assessment notes this individual was emaciated and also suffered from head trauma and eye ulcers. The staff at Pelican Harbor treated and monitored Biscayne’s behavior and health for the next 50 days and deemed her releasable as of last week. On 9 January 2025 Hawk Mountain staff visited Pelican Harbor to affix a light-weight GPS transmitter backpack to Biscayne and released her away from the hustle and bustle of the coastal metropolis.
Big Pine
An immature broad-winged hawk was found on the ground in Key Largo on 21 December 2024. Rescued and admitted to Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, rehabbers found signs of head trauma (slow pupillary light response in the left eye and not responsive to stimulus) and noted moderate dehydration. Treated with fluids and vitamins, Big Pine improved quickly, gaining weight and flying well in the flight cage.
Largo
Another immature broad-winged hawk admitted to Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center. This individual was picked up from the median of the highway near mile marker 95 in Key Largo after being hit by a car on 28 November 2024. On intake, they found signs of head trauma, no pupillary light response, and the young bird was disoriented, unbalanced and had feather mites. With treatment from the amazing staff at FKWBRC, its health improved quickly and by the time we arrived in Florida, Largo was ready to be released back into the wild!
Billings
A male nesting in the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont was tagged in early July 2024. Billings transmitter was funded by the Butler Foundation acquired by the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.
Kenauk
An adult female nesting in the 65,000-acre property of the Kenauk Institute in Montebello, Québec, Canada in 2024. Kenauk's transmitter was funded by Bird Protection Québec.
May
May, an immature female, was trapped in fall 2023 by Ed Deal at the Cape May Point State Park banding station. This was an exciting capture as the banding station only traps two broadwings on average each fall season! Our colleague Dr. Trish Miller seized the opportunity and arrived at the banding station to put a GPS transmitter on this healthy immature.
Ottauquechee
Ottauquechee (pronounced AWT-ah-KWEE-chee) meaning swift mountain stream, is the first broadwing from Vermont to be tagged with a GPS-transmitter. Her transmitter was funded by collaborators at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.
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.
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.
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.
The following broadwings are no longer transmitting movement data.
Amanirenas
Amanirenas was treated by Dr. Guy Fitzgerald and the team at Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie (UQROP) after suffering head and eye trauma from a vehicle collision in 2023. Her transmitter was funded by Bird Protection Québec.
Jude
Jude (named after the release site location) is not only the first tagged broadwing from Québec, Canada but she is also our first rehabilitated broadwing to be tagged. Jude was found in Québec City after suffering minor head trauma from a collision. She was treated by Dr. Guy Fitzgerald and the amazing team at Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie - UQROP. After confirming she had fully recovered and was fit to carry a small transmitter, Dr. Fitzgerald affixed her backpack transmitter and released her back into the wild on 21 August 2023. Her transmitter was funded by Bird Protection Québec.
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.
Catherine
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.
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.
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.
Thelma
An adult female trapped in New Hampshire in 2021. 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.
Harris
An adult male. First broadwing to be tagged in New Hampshire in 2021. He is named after the Harris Center for Conservation Education.
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.
Firoke
An adult male trapped in Connecticut in 2021. He is the first male broadwing to be affixed with a transmitter in the state!
CU HOME
The first broad-winged hawk to be trapped in the state of Connecticut in 2021. 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.
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.
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 for birds with inactive transmitters, illustrating their migratory pathways from northeast United States through Central and South America.
Broadwing movements from 2014-2024
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