My friend refers to the deck railing near his small bird feeders, as his
"hawk feeder". The little guys love to hang out on the railing and once in
a while the local hawk manages to get one for a meal. Just this morning as
I was walking outside I spotted a hawk that swooped down on one of my
feeders and scared the dickens out of me and the birds.

>Hi all,
> While gazing out my window yesterday, I was shocked to see a bird of prey
>sitting upon my birdbath, which is right next to my feeders! Since I'm a
>complete idiot when it comes to I.D.ing hawks, falcons and the like, I did
>some careful research in Peterson's and could swear it was a SHARP-SHINNED
>HAWK.