Sounds like an adult Sharp-shinned hawk, from the color, description, and hunting behavior. Good luck, Brian On Dec 5, 2010, at 1:47 PM, ppkdrn@xxxxxxx wrote: > > I had a hawk fly into my yard again today. It is coming from the east > > . and the only thing I can think of is that it is landing in my oak tree > > . first and then swooping down to my fence. Those of you that have been > > . to my house would know this is not a huge distance and it is making > > . id hard. I tried to get a picture today but it did not stay on top of > > . the fence long enough. It looks to be top of head to end of tail feathers, > > . about 15 inches. Today, I saw a lot of rufous coloring, but was not > > . able to see any barring or see it's legs. The back of it is gray-blue > > . gray in color. > > > > Paula Geihs > > Nelson County > > nEL >