Birds of Oregon arid Washington 



This is a small Hawk, not uncommon in some 

 parts of the Willamette Valley, and is un- 

 doubtedly found in greater or less numbers else- 

 where in these States. It can be recognized by 

 the combination of size and color. All other 

 Hawks of dark color are larger. 



Summer resident. 



THE DESERT SPARROW-HAWK. 



Small size ; length, 9 to 1 1 inches. 



The Sparrow-Hawk is scarcely a Sparrow- 

 Hawk or bird Hawk at all, so far as his habits 

 are concerned, and Dr. Fisher reports that, after 

 examining 320 stomachs of this bird, he found 

 no poultry. Mice and grasshoppers were found 

 to be the principal food. 



PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. Top of head, bluish ; 

 crown, with or without rufous patch ; black " mus- 

 taches " on sides of cheek, always conspicuous ; back, 

 brown (reddish-brown in female), barred with black ; 

 tail, reddish-brown, white tip ; wings, bluish-gray, usually 

 spotted with black ; under parts, white to varying shades 

 of buff and rufous with black spots. 



More or less migratory in winter. 



