A few weeks ago, we saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk at a park only a few miles from our apartment. We were heading to our car before a snow storm hit when we saw a bird zoom through the trees, apparently hunting something. We quickly ran to find the bird, and Jared identified it as a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
One of my websites, The Birds of North America, describes the Sharp-shinned Hawk as "a small, slender, feisty" bird of prey and "the enemy of all small birds." It must have been hunting a bird when we saw it. Though they can be found throughout much of North and South America, they tend to live in dense habitat and are secretive in nature, so they aren't always easy to find.
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