Category: Sharp-shinned Hawks eat small birds and large insects frogs lizards & small mammals

  • Sharp-shinned Hawk

    February 5, 2025 What a surprise this afternoon after I refilled the birdbath. I was back inside when I noticed a Bluejay sized bird fly into the garden, then up into the Flowering Dogwood. Certainly not a Bluejay, just that size. A Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus). These hawks prey upon small birds for the most…