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Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cornell’s All About Birds

Centennial Park
January 7, 2016
Photo by Howard Patterson

Ellicott City
August 16, 2022
Photo by Annette Allor

MPEA
October 20, 2014
Photo by Kurt Schwarz

Ellicott City
December 26, 2019
Photo by Ralph Geuder

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