I'm pretty sure that sharp-shins have broods of around four to six offspring. Of course, often not all survive to fledging. Four juveniles seems pretty likely and fairly common.

Catherine


> On Jul 31, 2019, at 8:26 PM, Pat <pcoddin at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> How many young typically fledge from a Sharp-shinned hawk nest?

>

> There's a family at Brookville Gardens park in Fife. I started hearing them call about a week and a half ago. On Monday, an adult flew across the lawn in to the tree line, but I couldn't see where it went.

>

> Tonight, while I was walking my dog, I spotted 4 of them, all sitting close together on branches. Three for sure were juveniles. The fourth bird was back in some bushes and I could only see the silhouette, but couldn't tell if it was an adult or a young one. It looked like the young had left the nest and were trying out their wings under the cover of the trees.

>

> Three juveniles, possibly four, seems like a large brood for a family of hawks. Is this unusual?

>

> Pat Coddington

> Fife, WA

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