Hawks lack waterproofing, which means devoting the morning after a torrential downpour to drying out:
The dark bar across its back comes from an overhead utility line.
The male sparrow of the pair nesting in that box wasn’t pleased about the situation:
Not much he could do about it, though …
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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I see ravens or crows getting chased off by a few smaller birds, but nobody messes with the raptors. Though, one must wonder about the stray red hawk feathers… [grin]