| Group | Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons |
| Code | ABNKC19050 |
| Order | Falconiformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Author | (Vieillot, 1823) |
| Rank | G5 (definitions) |
| USESA | (PS) (definitions) |
| Occurrence | LM (definitions) |
| Scale | C (definitions) |
| Western UP | all |
| Eastern UP | all |
| Northern LP | all |
| Southern LP | Muskegon, Monroe, Montcalm, Oakland, Sanilac, Lapeer, Livingston, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Shiawassee, Saginaw, Ottawa, Wayne, Cass, Calhoun, Clinton, Barry, Berrien, Allegan, Kent, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Ionia, Ingham, Huron, Hillsdale |
Forested or Mixed Forested/Nonforested Landscapes
Nesting and Foraging Habitat Requirements may be distributed over the COMPARTMENT
Nesting Habitat:
(Any Upland Deciduous (Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Any Upland Mixed (Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
Foraging Habitat 1st alternative:
(Any Upland Deciduous (Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
or (Any Upland Mixed (Sm Saw or Lg Saw or Uneven))
containing:
Stand/Gap Openings
Foraging Habitat 2nd alternative:
Grass
or Upland Brush
view decision rule term definitions
| Habitats | Regen | Sap | Pole | Sm Saw | Lg Saw | Uneven |
| Aspen | no | no | no | YES | YES | - |
| Paper Birch | no | no | no | YES | YES | - |
| Oak | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Assorted Hardwoods | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Northern Hardwoods | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Spruce/Fir | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Hemlock | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Jack Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Red Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| White Pine | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Conifer Plantations | no | no | no | no | no | - |
| Mixed Upland Hardwoods | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Northern Hardwoods | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Upland Conifer | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Mixed Pine | no | no | no | YES | YES | YES |
| Swamp Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Bottomland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Tamarack | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Northern White Cedar | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Black Spruce | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Lowland Hardwoods | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Mixed Lowland Conifer | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Non-Forested | Grass, Upland Brush | |||||
| Special Features | Stand (Gap) Openings |
Habitat: Broad-winged Hawks nest in a wide range of broad-leafed and mixed forest types, from dry to wet, usually in close proximity to clearcuts, old fields, two-tracks, or other openings. Contiguous woodlands are preferred; small disjunct woodlots and groves, characteristic of farming country are almost never used. Forest edges around small openings are essential habitat for hunting small mammals, birds, frogs, and snakes, an activity often takes place from a low perch.
Habitat: Breeding: Dry forests (mostly deciduous and mixed, occasionally in conifers), wooded hillsides generally away from human habitations. Prefers continuous woods, shuns open country. Seems to prefer to nest along untraveled woods roads, at least in New England.
Special Habitat Requirements: Extensive woodlands.
Habitat: Woods, groves. Typically breeds in deciduous or mixed coniferous-deciduous forest, often near water and near clearings or edges. Migrants may be seen over any kind of open country but tend to stop for the night in forest or extensive groves of trees.
Diet: Includes small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds. Varied diet includes mice, voles, squirrels, other small mammals; toads, frogs, snakes, lizards, young turtles; various small birds; large insects. Sometimes eats crayfish, fish, centipedes, earthworms.
Nest: Site is usually in the lower part of a large tree (either deciduous or coniferous), typically 25-40 feet above ground. Nest is a rather small platform of sticks lined with soften materials such as bark and moss. Leafy green twigs often added during nesting cycle.