Usually means: Small hawk, preys on birds.
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  1. sharp-shinned hawk: Merriam-Webster
  2. sharp-shinned hawk: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. sharp-shinned hawk: Wiktionary
  4. sharp-shinned hawk: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  5. sharp-shinned hawk: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. sharp-shinned hawk: Dictionary.com
  7. Sharp-shinned Hawk, Sharp-shinned hawk: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. sharp-shinned hawk: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Accipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.

Similar:
sharpie, sparrow hawk, sparrowhawk, hawk, duck hawk, short-tailed hawk, red-tailed hawk, sparhawk, prairie hawk, spar-hawk, more...

Opposite:
cooper's hawk, broad-winged hawk, red-tailed hawk

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Similar:
sharpie, sparrow hawk, sparrowhawk, hawk, duck hawk, short-tailed hawk, red-tailed hawk, sparhawk, prairie hawk, spar-hawk, more...

Opposite:
cooper's hawk, broad-winged hawk, red-tailed hawk



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