This past Saturday afternoon, I went to check out the 4th ever Double-Crested Cormorant at the Centre Furnace Duck pond. While I was there, the bird just hung out on the opposite bank with the canada geese and american coots.
After hanging around the duck pond for about fifteen minutes, I headed for S. Nixon Road to search for songbirds, I'm not sure why due to the lack of snow. But I thought that it might be worth a try. I pulled off of Whitehall Road heading SE on S. Nixon, and spotted a larger bird in one of the trees adjacent to the farm house on the left. I pulled off and put the bins on it, and found that it was a mature Cooper's Hawk, a female I believe judging by size.
Canada Geese, Mallards, and American Coots
Double-Crested Cormorant
Other birds present were white-breasted nuthatch, american black ducks, ring-necked duck, and gadwall.
Gadwall
I also saw a red squirrel, two grey squirrels, and a muskrat, which was a challenge to get photos of.
Muskrat
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Copper's Hawk
I sat and watched the accipiter for about ten minutes preen it's feathers and watch over the fields. And that was it....the rest of my time on S. and N. Nixon was a bust....nothing happened.. BUT, I always enjoy getting looks at a raptor, so it was worth it!
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