Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1807S2S3B (State rare breeder)    Synonyms: SSHA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Accipitriformes   >   Family Accipitridae   >   Genus Accipiter   

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Sharp-shinned Hawk in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (3/8/2020). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

An adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in Harford Co., Maryland (2/15/2015). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned hawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/23/10). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Harford Co., Maryland (12/4/2016). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Harford Co., Maryland (10/3/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/23/2010). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/6/2016). Photo by Scott Young. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/7/2015). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/19/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/31/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Howard Co., Maryland (2/17/2017). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk with European Starling prey in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/2/2018). Photo by Wendy R. Fredericks. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/4/2022). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/6/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk in Howard Co., Maryland (3/8/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

Sharp-shinned Hawk in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/5/2021). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Sharp-shinned Hawk being banded in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/28/1979). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A comparison of fall immature Northern Goshawk (top), Cooper's Hawk (middle), and Sharp-shinned Hawk specimens. Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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