These hawks get their name from their most identifiable feature, which is the round, broad shape of their wings.
Their bellies are covered in pale feathers and brown feathers that cover their wings and heads.
These hawks have been seen in a variety of woodlands, but they appear to prefer staying in woodlands close to areas of water.
Broad-winged hawks like to be as far away as they can from human activities and landscapes so you will not see them in urban areas.
Some of these hawks will mate with a different individual each year whilst some will form long term breeding pairs, but they are all monogamous in the breeding seasons.
Even if they stay together for several years, breeding pairs will not interact with one another outside of the breeding seasons.
As these hawks are migratory, they cannot be seen in Connecticut throughout the year.
However, they move into the state during their breeding seasons and they have been sighted across all areas of the state.
They will leave the state for winter but have most commonly been recorded in the north west of the state.