Hawk?

by Janice Heron
(Bradford, Ontario, Canada)

I see these birds often flying over our property in Bradford, Ontario.

Typically there are one or two.

The last couple of days there have been 5 of them soaring together diving and circling.

I finally was able to get a few pics without them looking like black silhouettes.

Can someone identify the type for me?

Thanks for sending your report and pictures - I'm sure one of our readers will be able to identify this hawk for you!

I will also post this on our facebook page so that our facebook followers can also enjoy it.