Haven't seen the Sharp-shin at my backyard feeding station, but a large Red- tail Hawk, probably a female, has been swooping in. This is the first time I had a R-T Hawk visit. A flock of 20+ Common Grackles mixed with Cowbirds has been feeding for 3 days now. Maybe they are attracking the Red-tail. Other birds spotted at the feeding station in Fremont, Ohio: 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Carolina Wren 8 Dark-eyed Juncos 5 Song Sparrow 2 WB-nuthatches 2 Downy Woodpeckers 2 Tufted Titmouse Cardinals Bluejays Mourning Doves 20+ Common Grackles 1 Red-tail Hawk 7 Cowbirds 1 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tree Sparrows (/behind Fremont Water Filtration Plant) 5 Chipping Sparrows (" " ") 3 Field Sparrows (" ") 1 Belted Kingfisher (" ") 7 Mallards (" ") Read "HOT OFF THE PRESS! TODAY'S HEADLINES- WINTER BIRDS IN OHIO" in the righ-hand margin of my "Wildlife-Friendly Yards" Blog at www.wildlifefriendlylawn.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]