A sharp-shinned hawk will likely be the culprit. This hawk will often fly up and land in a nearby tree, on top of a fencepost or some other lofty perch and watch small birds at a feeder ...

Almost identical in size, a young male sharp-shinned hawk and an adult blue jay have very little to fear from one another. That does not change the attitude of the jays, however. A sharp-shinned hawk ...

One of the smallest raptors, the sharp-shinned hawk is a highly skilled predator that can be seen terrorizing sparrows and other small birds throughout the Helena Valley. With a wingspan that ...

Technically speaking, families of all animals are classified into sub-groups. Such a sub-group is called a genus. The accipiter is a genus of the hawk family comprised of three species.

A blue jay (top left) and an immature sharp-shinned hawk (bottom right) take flight from an eastern cottonwood during an ongoing feud that was amusing to observe.

These two species are notorious lookalikes, with the primary difference being one of size: Cooper’s hawks are bigger (weighting about a pound), while sharp-shinned hawks are smaller (“Mini ...

Accipiters include the sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk and American goshawk. Buteos include the red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk , broad-winged hawk and red-shouldered hawk. Falcons ...

I will also occasionally see an adult sharp-shinned hawk in the yard as well. The presence of these predators means that there is always a bit of an “edge” among the smaller birds. If the blue jays ...

With eyes to the skies, Sage Church spots a bird of interest, "Here's a high one going right over us, sharp-shinned hawk heading into the sun." Sage is joined by another bird enthusiast, ...