Buteo swainsoni ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Gerrit Vyn
A common small hawk of the West, the Swainson's Hawk gathers in huge congregations to migrate more than 10,000 km to its wintering grounds in South America.
Call a high-pitched, long drawn out raspy "kreeeee."