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Sharp Shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Photo by JudyCrawford
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small hawk.
Tail long, barred, and ends with a square tip.
Wings short and rounded.
Adults with blue-gray back and wings, reddish barring on underparts.

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Comments (2)
JudyCrawford
Actually, it got lured in by all the quail, dove and other yard birds at the feeders. Didn't get a meal, but stayed for a drink and a bath. How many people get to watch a hawk take a bath in the wild?
shebebusynow
Did it get lured in for the picture with that pan of water? I suppose open water is pretty rare there.

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PublishedOctober 16, 2011

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