332. Accipiter velox 
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. 11.25 and 13.50 inches 
Adult. Above grayish brown; wings broad and rounded; long, 
square tail with dark bands and white tip. Below white, barred 
with reddish brown. Immature. Above brown. Below white, 
streaked with brown. Resembles a small Cooper’s Hawk. ‘This 
destructive little creature feeds largely on 
chickens and small birds; it has a nervous, 
swift flight, keeps low over the trees, and is 
very bold in its attacks. Locally called Little 
Blue Darter and Lid Hawk. 
Note. “A sharp, shrill cac, cac, cac, similar 
to the Cooper’s cry, but in a higher key.” 
Nest. Of sticks, high in evergreen, in the 
woods. 
Breeds. Rather commonly in New England. 
and fall migrant. 102 

A common spring 
