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 ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]