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Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) |
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©Greg Gothard 1998
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The juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk is brown backed with rufous edges to some of the feathers. The adult has a gray back. You can also see that the eye color on the adult is different than the eye color of the juvenile.
Length: 11 inches
Wingspan: 23 inches
Weight: 140 grams (28.6 grams to the ounce - Females are larger than males)
These photographs were taken during a Golden gate Raptor Observatory Banding Demonstration at Hawk Hill. The birds were released shortly after the photos were taken.
HawkTalk and Banding Demonstrations are given at Hawk Hill Saturdays and Sundays at Noon and 1:00PM respectively, September and October, weather permitting.
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And away we go. Wishing this adult Sharp-shinned Hawk a long and productive life.
Of course, now that you know that the Cooper's Hawk's tail is more rounded you're asking,"Isn't that a Cooper's Hawk?" In a take off, the tail spread makes it look very ah, hmmm..."Coopish" but this is the same sharp-shinned hawk in the photo above being released after a Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Banding Demonstration on Hawk Hill.
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This photo shows the size difference between the Accipiters that are commonly seen during the fall migration at Hawk Hill, in the Marin Headlands of Northern California. The male sharp-shinned hawk (left)is much smaller than this female Cooper's Hawk (right). A female sharp-shinned hawk is almost the same size as the male Cooper's hawk.
If you find a bird other than a pigeon with an aluminum band, please call and report the find to The Bird Banding Laboratory. The call is toll-free and the number is 1-800-327-BAND (2263) from anywhere in Canada, the United States and most parts of the Caribbean. Please have all the information on the bird band with you when you call. They will need to know the band number, location you found the bird, the date you found the bird, and how you got the band as well as your name and address. The sole purpose of 1-800-327-BAND is to make it convenient for people to report recoveries of birds banded with service bands. Please do not use this number to call about other matters. The 1-800 number is NOT for reporting pigeon bands . The Bird Banding Laboratory does not keep any records on the bands used on pigeons.
Contact the GGRO:
Mail:
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone:
(415) 331-0730
E-mail address:
ggro@parksconservancy.org
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