First Day

After spotting this large hawk which unfortunately I am unable to positively identify (Coopers, perhaps?) I went on to start 2013, my (not so big) year, with 10 birds, including one new to me bird, the Brown Creeper (bottom).

 The hawk, perhaps a Coopers. It had a darker head, with a lighter neck (brownish/red), a light front (but its back was to me), and dark back. No red tail feathers.

Carolina wren in Schenley Park:

Brown Creeper in Schenley Park:

My first ten birds of the year are:

1. Northern Cardinal
2.  Brown Creeper
3. American Crow
4. Blue Jay
5. Canada Geese
6. Dark Eyed Junco
7. Black Capped Chickadee* (I'm still looking into positive identification for the black capped versus Carolina chickadee. Pittsburgh seems to be right on the "zone of overlap.")
8. Downy Woodpecker
9. Red-Bellied Woodpecker
10. Carolina Wren