Thanks Joel. I haven't seen what I think is a Hairy in awhile. It looked a lot like a Downy, but was much larger, I'd ballpark it around 8-9 inches. Also, as it flew off, the wound was distinctively different from the downys.

Some recent shots of birds in my backyard:

6S0A7173 by kayaker72, on Flickr

6S0A7079 by kayaker72, on Flickr

6S0A7057 by kayaker72, on Flickr

6S0A7045 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing! Brant