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Sharp-Shinned Hawk
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| Length: |
10-14 inches |
Song: |
kek-kek-kek or kik-kik-kik |
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Wingspan: |
20-28 inches |
Behavior: |
Eats mostly small birds,
including song birds. |
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Weight: |
3.6 ounces |
Breeding: |
Monogamous. Solitary nester |
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Habitat: |
forest,open forest, grassland
with scattered trees |
Population: |
Common to fairly common. |
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Migration: |
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Feeders: |
Often attracted to
concentrations of small birds |
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Appearance: |
Red- brown throat, red- brown
bars across chest and belly. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Decline during 1950's though
1970's due to pesticides and heavy metal pollutants in environment.
Some came back in 1980's but is perhaps declining again. |
Compiled by
Ashley, Grade 4, Middletown
Elementary School, Louisville, KY
Information from Birds of North America by Fred J Alsop III, DK Publishing, Inc., 2001
Photos used with permission from
Richard Healy.
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