5.27.23 Swallow Cliff Woods I, Palos Park, IL

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Ari REALLY wanted to go back to Swallow Cliff Woods. He wanted to walk through the gorge that winds through the woods. We only a few minutes into walking when we saw an owl! It was so quiet. And so big. We caught a short glance of it as it flew away. Ima wasn't able to get a pic but we found a feather :)

We have wanted to see a Cedar Waxwing for a while now, and finally saw one, but it wouldn't let me get a pic of it's face.

We saw a very large Barred Owl flying in the woods along a ravine. We only saw it for a few seconds, so we were unable to get a photograph. Anne found a feather.

I was going over to a brambly area where I had heard a screech that I was hoping was a Cedar Waxwing, and spotted a group of about 15 Carolina Wrens in the brush, but they were very flitty, not letting me get a good pic of them.

One did some Carolina Wren parkour on this log.

This Red-bellied Woodpecker was dark on the back, so I originally thought was a Pileated Woodpecker, but upon closer inspection I noticed It was not, and had a grub in it's beak.