Most raptors do not migrate. I answered her first pasot and said it looked like a female Shrap-Shinned hawk. I live in NE Ohio we have them here, in fact I have a pair that come and pick off the birds from my bird-feeders {they have to eat too and they were here first).
I have an old kitchen table on my open front porch that I feed the birds on. One day the female of the pair sat right on the table watching for birds to come to the feeder. They are beautiful birds and I love watching them, even when they are eating the song-birds.
I have never had any of my chickens attacked by the raptors in my area. Mine are kept in pens and if the area is small the hawks and other birds will not even try to go after the chickens. if the pens are large, place a 8-10 foot pole in the middle and run fence wire from the pole to each corner, the raptors will not fly into the pens. Also keeps the domestic birds in.
Vicki ~MoonDream Meadows~ NE Ohio
> They are beginning to migrate north. Seems a bit early with all the snow but I guess it's about that time. The local wild life is thinking spring. Nice Picture
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