Think you saw a sharp-shinned hawk? Learn about this raptor's field marks, habitat and range, nesting habits, diet and more.

Experts say the first step in identifying raptors is determining their family or type. For hawks, that means buteos vs ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky turned to the platform iNaturalist for data on two hawk species. They examined nearly 80,000 images of Cooper's hawks and sharp-shinned hawks submitted by ...

A sharp-shinned hawk perches near a backyard feeder. The species is smaller than a Cooper’s hawk but hunts in much the same way. Credit: Courtesy of Bob Duschesne Almost everyone who feeds birds has ...

A common forest raptor around Sisters is the Sharp-shinned Hawk [Accipiter stiatus], which is America's smallest hawk. They are named for their sharply keeled, featherless lower legs and their average ...