One of the classic tricky identifications in the birding world is distinguishing a sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) from a Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii): both are accipiters (a type of ...

The sharp-shinned hawk is a small, acrobatic flier that attacks its prey, usually songbirds, from low perches. Unsuspecting bluejays can end up as lunch, as these hawks will patrol bird feeding areas ...

Bill Haley knows his hawks. Each fall, for the past 29 years, he makes daily trips to the Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch observatory to count birds. "You bring a chair, you sit and wait. It's kind of like ...

One of the smallest raptors, the sharp-shinned hawk is a highly skilled predator that can be seen terrorizing sparrows and other small birds throughout the Helena Valley. With a wingspan that averages ...

Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks have been arriving here since mid-August to spend the winter, and their numbers will increase by November. Readers have been sending photographs of these hawks in ...