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Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Relatively small hawk. Similar to a Cooper's Hawk.

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

Spotted immediately beneath the bird-feeder in our front yard. It had just captured a House Finch (barely visible in its right talon).

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PublishedMarch 8, 2012

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