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be seen to attack and kill chickens when two-thirds or even full 
grown. Pheasants or ruffed grouse, both old and young, also quail, 
are destroyed in considerable numbers by the Sharp-shinned hawks. 
Young rabbits and squirrels are occasionally captured by these 
hawks, and on one occasion a few years ago a hunter of my acquain- 
tance shot and presented to me a pair of these hawks which had 
killed several young wild turkeys, which he said were about one- 
third grown. I have known both the Sharp-shinned and Cooper's 
Hawks, which had probably been watching coveys of quail, to sud- 
denly swoop down and seize a quail which had been shot by gunners, 
when the sportsman was only a few yards from the quail he had 
killed or wounded. Doves, which in recent years or since the wild 
pigeons have disappeared from this region, are eagerly sought after 
by sportsmen in many sections of the State, are very often destroyed 
by these hawks, and they also sometimes attack the domestic 
pigeons. 
Dr. A. K. Fisher, assistant ornithologist United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, in his admirable bulletin No. 3, on the Hawks 
and Owls of the United States, very properly says: “Little can be 
said in faver of this hawk, although its daring, courage and impu- 
dence are to be admired. On this and the two following species 
(Cooper’s Hawk and Goshawk) mainly rest the responsibility for the 
ill-favor with which the other hawks are regarded. <A score of val- 
uable species suffer because they belong to a class which includes 
two or three noxious kinds. However, like most villains, it has at 
least one redeeming quality, and that is its fondness for the English 
sparrow, our imported bird nuisance.” 
The Sharp-shinned Hawk is known to kill and feed upon the fol- 
lowing species of small wild birds which are common in this State: 
Meadow Lark, Red-headed Woodpecker, 
Common Robin, Cat Bird, 
Crow Blackbird, English Sparrow, 
Cow Blackbird, Song Sparrow, 
Blue Bird, Tree Sparrow, 
Flicker, Snow Bird, 
Downy Woodpecker, Fox Sparrow, 
toldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, 
Savanna Sparrow, Orchard Oriole, 
Baltimore Oriole, White-throated Sparrow, 
Chickadee, Brown Thrush, 
Hermit Thrush, Myrtle Warbler, 
Red Eyed Vireo, Common Pewee, 
Black Throated Gree Warbler, Oven Bird. 
Red-winged Blackbird, 
