The sharp-shinned hawk is brave and full of dash and spirit.
The sparrow might as well dodge its own shadow as to dodge the sharp-shinned hawk.
A small Falcon, about 11 inches long, often confused with the sharp-shinned hawk, but much darker and a more stoutly built bird.
I have seen jays tease the sharp-shinned hawk in this way, and escape his retaliating blows by darting into a cedar-tree.
The sharp-shinned hawk rarely attacks full-grown poultry, but preys heavily on young chickens and song birds.
Evidently the swifts mistook the buzzard's shadow for that of the sharp-shinned hawk.
What journal do the persimmon and the buckeye keep, and the sharp-shinned hawk?
Cooper's hawk having a rounded tail with whitish tip, and the sharp-shinned hawk a square tail.
A small Falcon, similar to the sharp-shinned hawk, but a much darker and stouter built bird.
These included the peregrine falcon, sharp-shinned hawk, and Cooper's hawk.
