Little Village Hawk

Here is another Wild Chicago Surprise - a bird of prey. 

We joked at my school that it was our mascot - the hawk. Hawk seems to be a general term for birds of prey around here. In reality, I think it is a type of falcon. I saw the "hawk" again a few days later - this time in front of our actual school! Alas, I was on the third floor and did not have my phone/camera handy.

BTW, it's the grey thing in the middle, laying claim to a pigeon...