Northern Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis.
A specimen was taken at Winslow on November 2, 1926 (Black 1935). Baerg (1951) reported one collected near Fayetteville
during the winter of 1928-1929. Documentation was placed on file for a bird taking poultry from a yard next to a farm
house at West Fork, Washington County, December 24-25. 1982.
Broad-winged Hawk,Buteo platypterus.
March 30 to October 25. Regular migrant and summer resident in small numbers. Large migratory flocks are occasionally seen.
On April 15, 1957, 44 were seen in Franklin County. An estimated 700 to 1000 were seen near Witt Springs in Searcy County
on September 20, 21, and 27, 1977. During summer the birds are seen in areas with extensive forests such as the White Rock
area in Franklin County and the Buffalo National River.
Red-shouldered Hawk,Buteo lineatus.
Permanent resident seen throughout the year, but only in small numbers. Inhabits larger forested stream bottomlands
throughout the region. Adult birds have been seen on nests as early as the first week of March. Nests or young in recent
years have been reported from the White River near Durham, Goshen and Lake Sequoyah; Lake Frances on the Illinois River;
Lee Creek near Devil's Den State Park.