Scientific Name: Accipiter striatus

Residency: Year-round in northern Arizona; winters are spent in central and southwestern Arizona.

Diet: Small birds.

Predators: Adults and young are vulnerable to raptors. Bald Eagles are known to kill them during migration.

Nesting: Platform nest of sticks lined with bark, placed in tree 10-90 ft. high. Eggs: 3-8 per clutch, whitish with dark marks, 1 brood per year.

Nesting Records:

Notes: Catches small birds midair and carries them off to eat. May hunt around bird feeders. Largest numbers seen in spring and fall in migration flights as it flies along coasts or mountain ridges.

Photo: to be added soon.

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