RESOURCES
The more I learn about these birds of prey, the more questions I seem to have. Here’s some resources to help you learn a bit more about Swainson’s hawks. All links open in new windows.
External resources here are provided as is, in no particular order and with no affiliation.
Please CONTACT ME if you come across broken links or have suggestions for more resources.
Basic Information / Tracking
- Birds Calgary: A Birding Blog for Calgary, Alberta and Area
- Los Padres Forestwatch
- Swainson’s Hawk or Locust Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
- eBird (photos of Swainson’s Hawks in Alberta)
- Swainson’s Hawk (Wikipedia)
- Twixt Heaven and Earth (documentary – NFB)
- Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk
- Animalia – Swainson’s Hawk
- Swainson’s Hawk | Audubon Field Guide
- Audubon: Swainson’s Hawk Migration Map (interactive)
- Calgary Wildlife: Swainson’s Hawks: Learn About Their Migration and How CWRS Cares for Them
- How to report a banded bird (Government of Canada)
- The Texas Breeding Bird Atlas
- Determining Age and Color-type of Swainson’s Hawks: Part 1 by Drew Weber | Nemesis Bird
- Swainson’s Hawk – Buteo swainsoni – Birds of the World (subscription required)
- Swainson’s Hawk | The Peregrine Fund
- Animal Diversity Web: Buteo swainsoni
- Swainson’s Hawk 2002 | Nature and Wildlife Environmental Education (documentary)
- Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation
Research Papers