Most people say great horned owl, then cats second, then raccoons third. Opossum, mink, hawks are also mentioned. Thanks for all your responses. Personally I think it was a great horned owl. Our dog runs loose during the day and he hates cats. We do have plenty of raccoons roaming around in the evening and at night. David Smith ______________________________________________________________________ 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]