Alandra the Sharp shinned has red eyes and the sparrow well...

http://www.yankeegardener.com/birds/sparrow.htm

Perhaps your thinking of a pigeon hawk?

http://aviary.owls.com/merlin/merlin.html

WOW!! what a nice shot.

another great shot. is this one a sparrow or sharp shinned hawk? and the other a red tailed hawk?

we get them on our patio and back yard when food gets scarce in the local fields. they come here for a dinner of the songbirds that we are feeding.