The smallest of our bird-hunting Accipiter hawks, this one is also the most migratory, breeding north to treeline in Alaska and Canada and wintering south to Panama. It is during migration that the ...

Use expert tips and a helpful chart to improve your hawk identification skills. Plus, learn about the common types of hawks ...

Sharp-shinned hawk is smaller and has a square tail ... Breeding: nests in a variety of forest types, preying on small- to medium-size birds and small mammals, hunting from perches under the ...

Driving on Vermont’s interstate highways in winter, I often notice large hawks perched in trees on woodland edges at regular ...

Symbolically, hawks represent aggression while doves represent peace. I saw why recently, when a Cooper’s hawk flew in and ...

This means that they like to frequent bird feeders where they can find a buffet of prey. No matter where they’re hunting, the sharp-shinned hawk is like the mountain lion of birds of prey.

Only three sharp-shinned hawks have been counted in the last 10 Christmas Bird Counts. This year’s bird was seen hunting songbirds at a feeder in the West Goldstream area. Northern shrikes are ...

On Tuesday alone, they counted a mix of nearly 4,000 birds of 42 species, including nearly 2,000 cedar waxwings, nearly 1,500 blue jays and 83 sharp-shinned hawks. Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve is the ...

Destinations like the Camargue, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Kruger National Park, and Everglades National Park serve as ...

Bird watching in the winter has its perks even if it isn ... Other hawks that may be visible this time of year include the sharp-shinned hawk and Cooper’s hawk, which look similar except for their ...

With lightning-fast reflexes and a knack for surprise attacks, this small but fierce raptor is the terror of backyard bird feeders across the Americas. The Sharp ...