Canyon Country Animals
Birds: Sharp-shined Hawk
The Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) is a territorial bird that occasionally strikes humans in defense of its nest. This is the smallest of the North American accipiters, with the female larger than the male. The head and neck seem small for its long, slender body. Its long tail has three or four narrow black crossbars, and is squared or notched on the tip.
It eats mostly small birds, including songbirds, taken off the ground or twigs, or in the air.
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The main photo on this page was taken in our back yard in Sandy, Utah. This Sharp Shined Hawk showed up one day to feed on the small birds gathered at our winter bird feeders. Needless to say, the birds cleared out for a few days, and we found flicker feathers scattered across the snow. The same, or a similar bird, has appeared two consecutive winters.
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