Started the day off with a great bird this morning. When I got to the jobsite I was working at in the Indian Creek section of the Council area, I noticed what I thought was a Robin perched on a berm while searching for a Black and White Warbler I was hearing. I almost dismissed it and didn't look, but was glad I didn't when I saw the beatiful female American Kestrel looking back at me. The day was filled with Warbler and Vireo sounds as well. This evening when I arrived home (the first thing I do when I pull into the driveway is check the bird feeders) I saw a handsome male Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the feeder and a brightly plumed Baltimore Oriole on the suet feeder. I few minutes later, while preparing to mow the lawn, I saw a group of crows mobbing a raptor in the distance. I ran to the house to get my binoculars and what I saw was a Coopers Hawk being chased away by the mob. After finishing the lawn I was scanning the skies above and spotted a Red-tailed Hawk circling high above. I thought that the falcon, accipiter and buteo "hat-trick" made for a pretty cool day indeed. Daryl O