Hawks & Eagles in North Dakota
Our list for North Dakota has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 4 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Dakota in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusWinter visitorCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorCommon66–102 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRegularly Sep–May
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
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