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.

A Cooper’s hawk looks like a “flying cross” (a larger head, rounded tail) and a sharp-shinned hawk looks like a “flying capital T” (a small head). 5. Rump Patch.

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 ...

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, ...