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Sharp-shinned Hawk -juvenile

Accipiter striatus

Photo by carlk25
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Field Notes

Description:

Small hawk that feeds on finches at our bird feeder

Habitat:

Our backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Sharp-shinned Hawk -juvenile

Accipiter striatus
KathleenMcEachern
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Comments (4)
cranbrook-sda-youth1
Nice Photo! Would you mind adding it to my mission hawks of bc? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/19029009
ceherzog
I've never seen a Sparrow Hawk...thanks!
HeatherMiller
Does your yard go silent when this hawk is around?

Spotted for Missions

Mission
The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
Mission
Breeding Birds of BC
Mission
Hawks of British Columbia
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 10, 2012

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