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D & D Wildlife Photography
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The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a jay-sized, fast-flying hawk with a long, narrow, square-tipped tail and short rounded wings. Adult slate-gray above, pale below, with fine rust-colored barring. Immature birds brown above with whitish spots, creamy white below with streaks on breast, barring on flanks. The photo is of a juvenile--note the white spots on the back.Sharp-shinned Hawks range throughout most of North America, breeding from southern Alaska to central California, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Texas.
The Sharp-shinned Hawk lays 4 or 5 whitish eggs, marked with brown, on a shallow, well-made platform of twigs concealed in a dense conifer.
Length: 10 - 14 inches
Habitat: Forests and thickets, mixed woodlands.
Voice: Loud, repeated, high "kek kek kek kek" notes given during alarm or during pair interactions.
Other Behavior: May show up at bird feeders in winter.
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