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It was a warm, sunny day, with the sun starting to beat down later in our visit. We heard the Cooper's Hawk before we saw it, and we walked around a bit to try and find the source of the sound before we spotted it. It was still calling as we watched it fly behind a tree and disappear, shutting up. We didn't see the Cooper's again, but we did see a very large Red-tailed Hawk! Based on it's size and pallor, we were able to safely guess that it was a female light morph. We saw a Cormorant catch a Catfish, but we didn't realize it was a Neotropic Cormorant until we got home, which is a new bird for us! Before we left, we saw a Smooth Softshell Turtle sunbathing with it's foot in the water! This was the second time we saw a Smooth Softshell at McKinley Park.
--written by Ima
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Cooper's Hawk |
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| Mallard |
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green Heron landing. Note the iridescence on the wings. |
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| Neotropic Cormorant with Catfish |
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| Neotropic Cormorant trying to eat the Catfish |
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| Neotropic Cormorant showing off the Catfish |
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| Grey Catbird sunning |
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| Smooth Softshell Turtle |
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| Great Blue Heron |
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| Light morph Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Light morph Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Light morph Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Light morph Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Smooth Softshell Turtle and Double-crested Cormorant |
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| House Sparrows |
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