That's an interesting report, because our yard squirrels seem pretty oblivious to our Cooper's visitors. In fact yesterday an immature Cooper's landed on our brush pile in the back of our yard, and a squirrel continued to forage no more than 5 feet away. At one point the squirrel hopped up on the pile and startled the hawk, who then flew away. Sharon Hamersley Columbus ______________________________________________________________________ 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]