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.
Resources here are provided in no particular order and with no affiliation.
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