Nice shot of what I believe is a coopers hawk - compare your photo to my photo of what I believe is a sharp-shinned hawk taken yesterday - the poses of both birds is almost identical so the differences are easier to compare. http://www.jandbk.org/gallery_birds/images/sharp_shinned_hawk3.jpg The differences that I note are .... the thinner terminal tail band and the hooded appearance of the sharpie, the thicker body and thicker legs of the coopers .... But now lets hear what the experts have to say! -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michele Skolmutch Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [Ohio-birds] Fox Sparrow & Hawk western Holmes Co. Hello All! Have been trying to take Su up on her birding challenge but a hawk keeps perching itself just above the feeders looking for an easy snack on this blustery and snowy Sunday. He (or she) is lovely to look at, but not conducive to good birdwatching as the feeders have been void of birdlife for much of the day. However, here's what has showed up so far: red-breasted nuthatch, white-breasted nuthatch, cooper's or sharp-shinned hawk, downy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, juncos, cardinals, blue jays, tufted titmouse, chickadee, and fox sparrow. The most abundant bird species has been cardinal with 12 and the most unusal would have to be the coopers or sharp-shinned and the fox sparrow. Anyone wanting to help confirm the ID of the hawk can find pictures (hopefully this will work) at the following web address http://picasaweb.google.com/mjskol/2007Birds or on my blog http://skolmutch2.blogspot.com . Happy birding to all! Michele Skolmutch, western Holmes Co. http://skolmutch2.blogspot.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]