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Art details · Episode 12
Broad-winged Hawk
A compact hawk with boldly banded tail feathers, the Broad-winged Hawk takes the 5 of Diamonds. It is a woodland bird, easier to hear than to see, until migration season fills the sky with them.
Fun facts
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Every autumn huge flocks migrate together, circling upward on warm air in swirling groups called kettles.
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Most of them spend the winter in Central and South America, but some stay in South Florida.
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Its call is a thin, high-pitched whistle, often the only sign that one is perched nearby.
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