| Appearance | The sharp-shinned hawk is a medium-sized bird about 10-14″ long. They are blueish/gray above with a dark cap that blends into the nape and white underneath with reddish/brown horizontal stripes. The female is the same but about 2-3″ larger than the male. |
| Diet | Birds smaller than 12″ long and small mammals. |
| Feeder Food | They don’t visit feeders. |
| Habitat | Forests, forest edges, and urban areas. |
| Nesting | They build a bulky platform-style nest from sticks and placed in a coniferous tree about 25-50 up where branches intersect in a forked manner. They have 1 brood/season, 3-5 eggs/brood, and incubate for about 30-36 days. Eggs are white – pale blue and spotted with brown, violet or red. Fledglings leave the nest after about 3 weeks. |
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