Most common hawk in North America, and can be seen at Bluff Lake year round.

They are deliberate hunters; they wait from the air for the perfect opportunity to swoop down on their prey.

Feeds on small mammals, birds, reptiles, or fish.

They build a large twig nest in the spring, located high in a tree or on a cliff.

A brood of 1-3 eggs hatches in March or April. Hawk chicks are called “eyasses” (EYE-ess-ez).