Hawks & Eagles in Northwest Territories
Our list for Northwest Territories has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 4 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northwest Territories in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusSummer visitorCommon70–102 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon45–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusSummer visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusSummer visitorCommon24–34 cmRegularly May–Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantRare34–44 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sharp-shinned Hawk 24–34 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Red-tailed Hawk 45–65 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
- Bald Eagle 70–102 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made