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wings, large bodies and wide fantails, such as the Red-tailed Hawk.
The second group is the Accipiters. These are small to medium sized woodland hawks with long tails, short round wings, which flap rapidly in flight, alternating with short periods of gliding. The Sharpshinned hawk fits into the Accipiter group.
The Sharp-shin is one of the smallest hawks, about 10-14 inches from head to tail, approximately the size of a Blue Jay. It can be a difficult bird to identify, especially if it is chasing after the birds in your backyard. Look for a small round head with its eye centrally placed on its head. If you are lucky enough to see the bird perched, look for long sticklike yellow legs and a square-tipped tail with a narrow white band on the end.
Adult Sharp-shin’s have slate blue backs with a rusty red breast. Take a close look for its deep red eye that indicates an adult bird. Juvenile birds are the same size as the adults but lack the gray-blue back, instead having a brown back. Both adult and juvenile birds have a yellow patch at the base of its bill.
Adult females are larger than adult males. This is common in nearly all birds of prey like hawks, owls and eagles. It is thought that the size difference might help a
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