Wildlife Spotting

FYI..per Wikipedia on broad-winged hawks..."Broad-winged Hawks have a wide range in North America and South America, from southern Canada to southern Brazil. Their breeding range is in the northern and eastern parts of North America and some, not all, migrate in the winter to Florida, southern Mexico and northern South America."

Broad-winged Hawks are not usually found in Florida, even in migration season, not many birds choose the route through Florida. This is a Red-shouldered Hawk. The eyebrow and dark chest distinguish it from Broad-winged, I believe.

@ Ava T-B: not necessarily, per EOL the juveniles are lighter "Juvenile broad-winged hawks are similar in appearance to adults, but have longitudinal, rather than horizontal barring on their chest and belly. Juveniles also tend to have more white on their chest and belly than adults" - eol. So maybe it's a juvenile.

If it is a Broad-winged Hawk, it's a light morph.

http://eol.org/pages/1049084/overview

Another resource for the broad-winged hawk which is listed as being a Florida species.

Could it be a broad-winged hawk? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-winged_Hawk

It looks like a sparrow hawk to me. Was it small?

Liam, what is this??