The Swainson's hawk is most famous for it's fall migration from the Canadian prairies to southern South America, 9,650 km! It averages 200 km per day, 1400 km a week. It is 48 to 56 cm long. It has a wingspan of 1.4 m. They weigh 700 g to 1400 g. They can live for up to 19 years.
This photo of a Swaison's Hawk is from e-bird.org, because we haven't seen one.
We are 4368 km from Tofino.
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I will have to ask my brother in Saskatoon if he has ever seen a Swainson's hawk. Pretty cool. - Erica