Swainson's Hawk makes one of the longest migrations of any North American raptor, traveling in enormous flocks from the Great Plains to the Argentine pampas — a round trip of about 12,000 miles. It is highly variable in plumage but typically shows a brown bib contrasting with a white belly. On its wintering grounds it forages almost entirely on insects, gathering in flocks of thousands.
Habitat
Open grasslands, prairies, and agricultural fields
Diet
Small mammals on breeding grounds; large insects in winter
How common
Common
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