This bird made hawk-watching famous. Thousands of birders gather to watch the annual fall migration of broad-winged hawks. They start in September in New England, traveling down the Appalachian ...

In this week’s Wildlife Watch, Ike Bendavid learns more about the amazing journey taken by the broad-winged hawk.

Wingbeats are quick and shallow, interspersed with quick glides. Broad-winged hawk adult has rufous on breast, but no barring on primaries, only 1 or 2 tail bands, in flight shows more pointed wings.

A new South Florida study is helping out-of-state researchers follow a majestic bird.The broad-winged hawk named “Biscayne” ...