These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders who says May is the month birders live for.

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

This bird rose up in the Kempton Valley before ... with five passing March 31 in an hour of counting. The split sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawk have been giving the trainees practice in identifying.

"The hawk is a magnificent bird, soaring up on the warm air currents ... As their name suggests, sharp-shinned hawks have very slender legs and wings for navigating dense forests.

The sounds of night creepers gradually gave way to those of the day creatures taking their places, and bird songs were joined by the staccato rat-tat-tat-tat-tat of a pileated woodpecker hammering out ...

Absolutely you count. If you decided to, somebody told you that there was a sharp-shinned hawk that showed up, or let's see, a rare bird that showed up in Lander and you said, "Well, I like ...

I will also occasionally see an adult sharp-shinned hawk in the yard as well ... And then there are the near misses; those times when the hawk makes contact with a small bird, but just can’t quite ...

Let me say this right up front: When identifying Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned ... a Cooper’s Hawk’s tail is often rounded, while a sharpie’s is flat. This can be helpful with soaring birds, or when you ...

Our collective bird feeders had attracted the squirrel ... Both moved bullet-fast: a sharp-shinned hawk in pursuit of a male cardinal. The pair made two complete circuits around a big wax myrtle ...

This week, local bird enthusiasts tallied around 30 species of birds here. The highlights included a sharp-shinned hawk looking for an easy meal and a couple of bald eagles. The woodpecker family ...

Less than one year old, the bird had yet to develop its namesake ... Cedar Grove is a perfect site for sharp-shinned hawk research. Over the last 75 years, sharpies have been the most banded ...