Soaring Sharp-shinned Hawk - 11 Feb 2024

I spotted a Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over the yard this afternoon. Rapid wingbeats and square-shaped tail was consistent with this compact sized accipiter. 

Brownton Abbey, 26340 Higgins Way, Wayne, Michigan, US
Feb 11, 2024 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Yard
2 species

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  1     Small accipiter soaring over house. High in stratosphere but wing beats were rapid. Square-sheped tail, and compact size consistent w/ Sharpie.
Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)  1     in Owl box

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