As you may expect from the name, these hawks are known for their widely shaped, broad wings.
They have pale colors of feathers on their bellies and brown feathers on their wings and heads.
These hawks make their nests most commonly in areas close to bodies of water, but they will nest in any areas of dense forests.
They prefer to be as far away as they can from human activities and landscapes so will not be seen in urban areas.
Some of these birds will form breeding pairs that stay together for a series of several years whilst others will mate with different individuals each year, but they are all monogamous.
Even if they stay together for several years, breeding pairs will not interact with one another outside of the breeding seasons.
These migratory hawks can only be seen in South Carolina during their breeding seasons.
Their range extends across all of the states with most of the sightings being concentrated in the southern regions of South Carolina.