Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus

Description

• Slate gray above, pale below with rust colored barring
• Tail is squared in shape distinguishing it from the Cooper's Hawk

Size

• Length: 10-14" (35-35 cm)
• Wingspan: 21" (.5 m)

Range

• Forrests
• North to the tree-line south to South Carolina and Alabama in the east, and in the west Nicaragua.
• Winters north to Montana and New England

Diet

• Small birds, rodents, and insects

Voice

• "Kick-Kick-Kick"
• Shrill squeal when begging for food

Nesting

• Shallow platform of twigs 10-60 ft above ground
• Lay 4 dull white eggs with brown blotches
• Eggs incubate for 34-35 days and are tended by both parents

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