Hi All, So I took a look out the window toward the feeders and noticed that there were almost no customers, and even more striking, the two House Sparrows in sight were absolutely frozen on bare branches of a shrub. ³Must be a raptor in the area,² I thoughtand at that moment a large (presumably female) Cooperıs Hawk landed on the very branch of the red maple from which a couple of feeders hang. The hawk took a look around and left after just a few seconds. Cooperıs Hawks are certainly not uncommon around here, but this was a particularly good look, just a few feet away. Best wishes and Happy New Year to all, Steve Cagan Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County -------------------------------------------- Steve Cagan, photographer [log in to unmask] www.stevecagan.com www.pbase.com/stevecagan www.stevecagan.blogspot.com 216-932-2753 (USA) ______________________________________________________________________ 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]