The Cooper's Hawk's eggs have finally hatched.  Shortl after I arrived at 
the park, I saw her leaving on one of her hunting trips.  About an hour 
later I heard her squeaking so I knew she was about to return to the 
nest.  I hurried over there and saw her standing on the rim of the nest.  
She had her back to me but I could see that she kept leaning forward as if 
she was feeding her nestlings.

Also seen:
Mallards (flying over), Red-Tailed Hawk,Mourning Doves,Red-Bellied 
Woodpeckers (their eggs have hatched too), Eastern Phoebes (adults and 
fledglings),Blue Jays, American Crows, Barn Swallows, Northern Rough-
Winged Swallows, Carolina Chickadees,White-Breasted Nuthatch, Blue-Gray 
Gnatcatcher, American Robins (adults and fledglings), Swainson's Thrush, 
Gray Catbird, Cedar Waxwings (a flock of at least 8), European Starlings, 
American Redstarts (male and female playing a game of chase), Chestnut-
Sided Warblers(male and female playing a game of chase), Northern 
Cardinal, Scarlet Tanager (male only-I wonder if the female is off nesting 
somewhere),Song Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Common 
Grackles, Brown-Headed Cowbirds, American Goldfinch, House Finch, House 
Sparrow
Mammals: Raccoons, Gray Squirrels, Eastern Cottontails

Al La Sala
Columbus, OH

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