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Bird Tweet of the Week: Sharp-shinned Hawk

Image of a Sharp-shinned Hawk

Photo from Flickr, Kelly Colgan Azar


The Sharp-shinned Hawk is North America’s smallest hawk, about the size of a blue jay, and can be found in our region all year round. This hawk prefers forested habitats and forest edges, and typically stays away from open woodlands or open fields. Find out how to identify the Sharp-shinned Hawk in this week’s Tweet of the Week!

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday, February 20th, 2016.
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