We used to have a hawk outside my building at school who would put on a show for passersby. It would swoop down, decapitate a squirrel, fly up and eat the brains of said squirrel. Somehow it seemed a bit in line with the activities in the EE building :^) It was quite a site to see all the decapitated carcasses strewn about the walkways. I have a number of squirrels and chipmunks in my yard, but the only damage I have noticed is a few nibbles out of one tomato. I guess they know I have a friend named hawk waiting in the wings. Suz