Target folder // SHSHAW
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus · Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, and kites)
Bird of Interest in BINTSUM #1. Look for it in the AO from fall through spring; it's rare in summer.
ID Features
- Small hawk; males are the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada.
- Females are distinctly larger than males, about 30% longer.
- Long, very slender yellow legs.
- Adults have blue-grey upperparts and white underparts barred rufous or tawny.
- Tail banded blackish and gray, with a tip that ranges from slightly notched to square or rounded.
Signals
More recordings: xeno-canto · Macaulay Library
Where and When
- Clark County, NV
- Fall through spring, rare in summerWooded parks, riparian corridors, and neighborhoods with bird feeders, where it hunts small songbirds.Source: General status, not survey data. For week-by-week detail, see eBird's Clark County bar chart.