In the past week a pair of Cooper's Hawks have been constructing a nest in a wooded area (no homeowner development) that is a combination of backyards from two residential streets in Akron near King School, Memorial Parkway and Merriman Road. A tributary stream of the Cuyahoga drains these backyards and forms a woodland corridor as it continues to the Cuyahoga (approximately a half of a mile from this site). The stream flows into the Cuyahoga just downstream of the confluence of the Little Cuyahoga and Cuyahoga on the west side of the river opposite the southernmost part of the golf course. The female is frequently vocalizing as the pair fly back and forth to the nest. Female has been observed with food in the general area of the nest. I would greatly appreciate someone in the West Akron area assisting me in the confirmation of my identification, although the vocalizations make it much easier than visual cues. I had been assuming a flicker before I took a good look after I noticed a hawk cruising around for the first few days. Please email me off list. Thanks, Jan ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]