Hawks & Eagles in Prince Edward Island
Our list for Prince Edward Island has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Prince Edward Island in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusResidentUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantRare34–44 cmRegularly May–Aug
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
- 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