Merlins, or pigeon hawks, pass in great numbers, as do American kestrels, or sparrow hawks, and a dozen other raptors, like peregrines, sharp-shinned hawks, ospreys and turkey vultures.
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Predators of adult nuthatches include owls and sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks ), and nestlings and eggs are eaten by woodpeckers, small squirrels, and climbing snakes such as the western rat snake.
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It measured the willingness of males of two species to feed incubating females on the nest when presented with models of a sharp-shinned hawk, which hunts adult nuthatches, or a house wren, which destroys eggs.
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Its hunting technique is similar to other small hawks such as the sparrowhawk and the sharp-shinned hawk, relying on surprise as it flies from a hidden perch or flicks over a bush to catch its prey unaware.
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Bird watchers come to view migrating songbirds ( wood thrushes and orioles plus warblers and sparrows of various species ) and migrating raptors ( sharp-shinned and broad-winged hawks and even the occasional eagle or falcon ).
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Casually, Crewdson ticked off a quick list of avian stars within eyeshot : oyster catchers, cormorants, buffleheads, conger hawks, long-billed dowitchers, Eurasian wigeons, and sharp-shinned hawks, known as sharpies.
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One man shinned up a lamppost to rip down campaign posters of the ruling party's candidate for capital mayor, cheered on by the teachers who have gathered from half a dozen states, mostly central and south Mexico.
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Other birds seen during the winter are : hooded and common mergansers ( if there is enough water ), green heron, sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks, belted kingfisher, black and Say's phoebes.
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Raptors that run into trouble in the Bay Area include the Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, red-shouldered hawk, ferruginous hawk, great-horned owl, screech owl, western harrier or American kestrel.
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The sight of hundreds of sharp-shinned hawks riding a northeasterly wind, or a peregrine falcon dropping into a 140-mile-an-hour stoop to nab a songbird, would give even the most seasoned soothsayer pause.
