Based on the shape of the tail, the markings on the beak, and the pattern of the breast feathers my first guess would be a female sharp shinned hawk. Should of been just under a foot long if that is the case.
Second guess would be a female Cooper's hawk - though the tail should be more fanned (but it might just be wet). A Cooper's would be more like just over a foot long.
The immature birds of both species look a lot like the females, but usually have longer wing and tail feathers that make them look deceptively large. But this one seems to have a relatively short tail - hard to tell with the fence there.
two long shots - possibly a female Northern Harrier or Northern Goshawks. Like I said - long shots.
A red tail would not have the bands inside the tail feathers. The length of the tail in proportion to the body, and the length of the outmost dark band at the end of the tail in proportion to the tail length really suggest a Sharp Shinned Hawk.
HTH -
MCC
Can someone ID this guy for me?
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/hawk.jpg
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