sharp-shinned hawk
noun
: a common widely distributed American accipiter (Accipiter striatus) that is grayish above, has a chestnut breast, short rounded wings, and a tail with a notched or square tip when folded
called also sharp-shin
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Late in the afternoon on Sept. 25 staff members brought out a kestrel and a sharp-shinned hawk for release.
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Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
And a sharp-shinned hawk soared into view, turned into the breeze and flapped in place for five seconds, then banked east and swiftly glided out of sight.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
Three continuing sandhill cranes at Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area in Hanson, and a sharp-shinned hawk and a dickcissel at the Manomet Bird Observatory in Manomet.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
There was a Cooper’s hawk and then a sharp-shinned hawk, each appearing to contemplate their trajectory or considering a mouse meal on the ground.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021
While broad-wings are the big show, other species commonly seen during the fall migrations include falcons, sharp-shinned hawks, American kestrels, ospreys, and northern harriers.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
The sharp-shinned hawk is one of more than a dozen raptor species that fly south for the winter.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
Officials have spotted deer, coyote and a nest of sharp-shinned hawks, which is listed as a species of concern in Ohio, but nothing truly remarkable for the region.
—Grant Segall, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2019
Carey said that during October more sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper’s hawks, red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures, ospreys, northern harriers, bald eagles, and various species of falcons, such as peregrines, merlins, and kestrels, can be seen migrating.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
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Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
And a sharp-shinned hawk soared into view, turned into the breeze and flapped in place for five seconds, then banked east and swiftly glided out of sight.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
Three continuing sandhill cranes at Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area in Hanson, and a sharp-shinned hawk and a dickcissel at the Manomet Bird Observatory in Manomet.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
There was a Cooper’s hawk and then a sharp-shinned hawk, each appearing to contemplate their trajectory or considering a mouse meal on the ground.
—Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021
While broad-wings are the big show, other species commonly seen during the fall migrations include falcons, sharp-shinned hawks, American kestrels, ospreys, and northern harriers.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
The sharp-shinned hawk is one of more than a dozen raptor species that fly south for the winter.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
Officials have spotted deer, coyote and a nest of sharp-shinned hawks, which is listed as a species of concern in Ohio, but nothing truly remarkable for the region.
—Grant Segall, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2019
Carey said that during October more sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper’s hawks, red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures, ospreys, northern harriers, bald eagles, and various species of falcons, such as peregrines, merlins, and kestrels, can be seen migrating.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
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