I was in Westerville early Monday afternoon Jan. 17th, so I stopped by Inniswood to see if the Ovenbird was still hanging around -- no sign of it... On another note, I saw the most interesting thing that day down the street from my house: A Cooper's Hawk had grabbed a Gray Squirrel and had it pinned to the ground. I was able to stop and watch this epic struggle. The hawk was not tearing at the squirrel -- just holding it down while it fought back. Finally the hawk tried to lift off with it and couldn't -- so dropped back down. After about another minute of looking around, the hawk squawked and flew off without the squirrel. At that instant, a Red Tail hit the squirrel (I didn't see it until it hit) and rolled it -- but didn't grab it. The squirrel, no doubt wondering if this day could get any worse, sort of ran/staggered to some bushes by this house and went up into them. Meanwhile after the missed hit, the Red Tail perched in a Pin Oak about 20 feet from me and the Cooper's flew back into a Crabapple about 75 feet away, with both watching the bushes. After about 10 more minutes of them watching, the Red Tail flew off and then I drove off. Never saw a Coopers try to grab a full grown Gray Squirrel before -- anyone seen this? I know they take Chipmunks and probably those small Red Squirrels, but a full grown Gray? Paul Graham Worthington ______________________________________________________________________ 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]