### animal | vertebrate | bird | raptor:

Hawk
* All hawks are birds
  - feed on living prey but tend to specialize partly based on size
  - hunt a wide variety of animals
  - regurgitate the indigestible portions of their prey as pellets
* Many hawks are, in fact, quite small
  - fly south each autumn
  - mate for life
* Most hawks adapt to environments
  - appear in skies
  - are located in nests
  - build bulky nests of twigs, bark, and leaves high in trees
  - develop characteristics
* Most hawks eat animals
  - fish
  - fowl
  - hares
  - just about any animal, such as small mammals, birds, and snakes
  - mice
  - owls
  - rabbits
  - rodents
  - squirrels
  - voles
  - feed on mice
  - feel wind
* Most hawks fly over heads
  - hills
  - marsh
  - water
* Most hawks has-part beaks
  - eyes
  - legs
  - muscles
  - tails
  - toes
  - wings
* Most hawks have beaks
  - lifespans
  - plumages
  - strength
* Most hawks kill chickens
  - doves
  - games
* Most hawks live in canyons
  - habitats
  - terrains
  - make nests
  - move legs
* Most hawks occupy ranges
  - territory
  - possess nests
  - reach ages
  - return to nests
  - ride wind
* Most hawks seek fish
  - shake wings
  - sit in treetops
* Most hawks sit on branches
  - eggs
  - feet
  - ridges
  - spread wings
  - stand on feet
  - threaten chickens
* Most hawks wait for owls
* Some hawks are sharp-beaked animals.
* Some hawks consume iguanas
  - juvenile iguanas
  - destroy eggs
  - drink water
* Some hawks eat bats
  - chameleons
  - frogs
  - grass
  - lizards
  - rattlesnakes
  - robins
  - shrews
  - tarantulas
  - exhibit eyes
* Some hawks fly over islands
  - lakes
  - gain weight
  - give birth to hawks
* Some hawks have distribution
  - predators
  - widespread distribution
  - hide nests
  - inhabit patches
* Some hawks kill animals
  - weasels
  - lay eggs
  - live in farmland
  - look like vultures
  - possess broods
* Some hawks prefer cold-blooded animals, such as amphibians and reptiles
  - conifers
* Some hawks prey on mammals
  - songbirds
* Some hawks reach breed maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - rest on marsh
* Some hawks see mice
* Some hawks seek mammals
  - seize pigeons
* Some hawks sit on food
  - limbs
  - logs
  - plants
  - poles
  - vegetation
  - spread nests
  - threaten frogs
  - thrive in habitats
  - use habitat components
* Some hawks watch fields
* aim high.
* also eat bats
  - see in color
  - over irrigated fields, hunting displaced voles and gophers
* are able to capture their prey in midair
  - abundant and eagles are seen frequently
  - also environmental indicators
  - among the many predators that catch their prey by chasing it
* are birds of prey of the same family as the eagle, kite, and osprey
  - both consumers and predators
  - by far one of the most intelligent birds of prey
  - characterized by sharp talons, large, curved bill and muscular legs
  - common, and owls are often heard
  - effective predators
  - especially the permanent residents of Himalayas of Bhutan in the winter season
  - important lizard predators
  - one of the most intriguing and mystical of the birds of prey
  - opportunistic feeders
  - predators of many other species of birds
  - quick, efficient predators
  - quite bold when an intruder happens to come upon a female nesting
  - raptors
  - secondary consumers because they eat the primary consumers
  - sensitive to loss of habitat and to pollution
  - still a popular export
  - strong, powerful birds
* are the large birds of prey that look similar to the eagles though slightly shorter
  - main predator
* are very important because they can control rodent populations
  - visual and the falconer wants the ability to control what the hawk is seeing
  - woodland hunters, while falcons are aerial hunters
* become partners.
* breed less often than smaller songbirds and produce fewer young.
* build nests on the trees using the twigs and branches.
* can also take opossums in the dusk or dawn overlappings of their respective activity periods
  - carry prey that weighs about half their weight
  - cause significant damage if sucked into a plane's engine
* catch birds
  - insects
* commonly swoop overhead, and grouse scurry down below.
* consume rabbits
  - the whole animal, bones in all
* do their main damage with their feet.
* don t know how to sing any time of the year.
  - both the snakes and mice
  - meadow mice, small birds, grasshoppers and other insects
  - several shrews
  - small birds, while small birds in turn eat worms and the like
  - smaller birds and rodents
* face many hazards, including pesticide poisoning, illegal shooting, and habitat loss.
* feed more daintily and have stronger digestive juices than owls
* flap wings.
* fly at eye level
  - on airwaves
  - without much wing-flapping
* frequent the prairies in winter.
* get energy.
* glide on unseen currants.
  - broad wings and long tails which provide a very stable platform for flight
  - hook beaks
  - keen sight, sharply hooked bills, and powerful feet with curved talons
  - no natural predators
  - three toes pointing forward and one pointing backwards
* help control insect, rodent and small bird populations.
* hunt animals
  - geese
  - meerkats
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - second joints
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - wishbones
* keep watch for the mice and voles from the trees.
* kill by inflicting massive amounts of physical damage to their prey
  - many mammals
* live in a lot of places
  - both open and wooded areas , particularly wood edges
* migrate from as far away as the Arctic towards wintering areas as distant as South America.
* occasionally feed on domesticated birds, ducks and chickens.
* often swoop through the clear blue skies and owls compete with tree frogs in a nightly chorus.
* only feed during the daylight hours.
* require large undisturbed areas for successful nesting.
* seem to love hanging out around highways
  - move especially on days with high pressure and northwest winds
* select habitats.
* shake heads
* soar and a multitude of forest animals flourish
  - on the gentle air currents in the surrounding hills
  - with wings raised slightly above horizontal
* spread their wings and tail wide to increase the surface area so they rise faster
* start breeding when they are one year old
  - their day by stretching, casting pellets, defecating, and preening their feathers
* still perch in roadside trees.
* tend for bond for life.
* typically live in cold climates and migrate south during the winter.
* use the meadows as hunting grounds
  - their excellent eyesight to spot their prey on the ground and then attack with talons
* usually build their nests high in trees.
* vary in size depending on the species.
* wait for meals
+ Hawk, Habitat: Falconiformes
  * Hawks are a very common type of bird that can be found in every habitat in North America except in the high arctic and in extensive tracts of dense forests. They can get down all the way to Mexico and South America. They do not stay in the snow and ice. They return in the spring, which is the breeding season. Hawks live in both open and wooded areas, particularly wood edges. They are often seen perched conspicuously on a treetop
  - Reproduction
  * Hawks start breeding when they are one year old. The breeding season is in the spring, and the eggs are laid six to eight weeks later. The mother keeps the eggs warm for about a month before they are born in the late spring. There are normally three eggs in a nest.
  * Active flight is with slow, steady, and deep wing beats. Hawks soar with wings raised slightly above horizontal. They hover and kite on moderate wind