On Veterans Day, I was sitting at my kitchen window with a delicious mug of freshly brewed coffee, a comfortable seat and freshly washed windows to look through. All I needed to do was wait and watch.

One of the smallest raptors, the sharp-shinned hawk is a highly skilled predator that can be seen terrorizing sparrows and other small birds throughout the Helena Valley. With a wingspan that averages ...

Adult sharp-shins have significantly longer and wider wings, greater wing areas, higher wing loadings and higher aspect ratios than juveniles. Juveniles have longer tails and greater tail areas than ...