Small Sharp-shinned Hawk

[Leon Bright]

COBirders--  This afternoon I photographed a very small juvenile sharpie in my back yard. He (no doubt a male) was perched on a fence picket that is five and one-half inches wide. I was alerted to the bird by my wife who was puzzled by the bird’s size and I had to check it out with my binoculars to be sure. I’m posting here to learn if others agree that this guy was  unusually small. See photos below.

Leon Bright, Pueblo