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January 8, 2014 · 0 Comments
Adult female sharp shinned hawk. Red eyes where as young have yellow eyes. (Accipiter striatus) Our smallest accipiter. Very similar to a coopers hawk which is bigger in size. Hard to tell apart for the average person. These small accipiter’s are 11” in length and wingspan is 23” weighing in at about 5 oz. (140 g). You may see them around your feeders in the winter months looking for an “easier” meal. They hunt from a concealed low lying perch until they dart out at high speeds, and surprise their prey. Their call is a short & sharp “kiw kiw kiw”. This female sharp shinned that came in so fast it hit hard into my front window. The cardinal went down. And the hawk after a brief moment of recouping went back in and found it and wasted nothing. Be patient in the winter months. You are bound to lose birds from your feeders. But these magnificent birds of pray are beautiful and also must survive – it’s Mother Nature’s way! When they get there catch, they will sit over it (called mantling), protecting it from being taken. Owls also do this.
By Jennifer Howard
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