Looks like a coopers or sharp shinned that js in the "im between" stages of juvenile to adult plumage. A teenager if you will ;).

If it is, your squirrels amd chipmunks are safe, its the songbirds this guy is after.

Thanks Zach. Now I'll warn the songbirds. :)

I quit feeding the birds, except in really severe conditions in the winter.....which has happened recently. I just throw seed on the driveway for them. Back when I had a feeder hanging in the back yard, one summer I had a coopers hawk that sat in a tree at a distance, keeping an eye on them. Everything has to eat......I just don't want to see it. They're all beautiful to me, no matter where they fall on the food chain.

Although I've not seen them grab squirrels, I have seen Coopers nail a few chipmunks over the years.

tj