Hello everyone,
We welcomed several new group participants today. Too bad we couldn’t find many birds for them. We kept promising that we’ll have more birds for them to see if they come back in a few weeks when migration is in full swing. I hope they return!
BIRDERS: Welcome to Joe, Sara, Maria, Adam, Dan and Nova. Also present were Cheryl, Letitia, Marian, Karin, Imad, Eric, Bruce and Jennie
TIME: 8:00am to 10:30am
WEATHER: Warm and sunny
As always, thank you to Cheryl for her list.
Canada Goose Number observed:57
Wood Duck Number observed:4
Mallard Number observed:15
Chimney Swift Number observed:4
Ring-billed Gull Number observed:5
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed:2
Great Blue Heron Number observed:4
Green Heron Number observed:3
Black-crowned Night-Heron Number observed:2 Details: Both juveniles
Downy Woodpecker Number observed:4
Northern Flicker Number observed:1
Eastern Phoebe Number observed:5
Details: eBird states that it is infrequent, but this is what we observed
Eastern Kingbird Number observed:1
Warbling Vireo Number observed:1
American Crow Number observed:15 Details: observed flying in while in back of the museum
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed:7
Purple Martin Number observed:1 Details: sad to see them go, the houses were empty
Barn Swallow Number observed:21
swallow sp. Number observed:7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed:1
Gray Catbird Number observed:7
Eastern Bluebird Number observed:3
Details: same as before, in back of the museum on the East crabapple tree
American Robin Number observed:6
Cedar Waxwing Number observed:23 Details: saw a flock flyover just as we were finishing
American Goldfinch Number observed:14
Chipping Sparrow Number observed:2
Song Sparrow Number observed:1
Baltimore Oriole Number observed:1
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed:2
Northern Cardinal Number observed:2
Indigo Bunting Number observed:1
Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.
Recordings are not used to attract birds.
The Walks are free and open to one and all. They are held year round. Newcomers are warmly welcomed.
Saturday morning walks: Start at 8:00 a.m. and cover a distance of two miles. Birders walk from the meeting spot counterclockwise onto Wooded Island. Exiting Wooded Island at the south end, the birders walk along the soccer field and enter the south end of Bobolink Meadow. The Meadow’s path leads to the Music Bridge. After crossing the Music Bridge birders walk through the parking lot and around the Columbia Basin (North Lagoon) and return to our meeting spot. In late fall, winter and early spring, the birders check for birds on the lakefront at the Outer Harbor near LaRabida Hospital and the Inner Harbor after the Wooded Island walk.
Meeting Spot: Birders meet on the west shore of the Columbia Basin (North Lagoon). Park on Stony Island Avenue near 59th Street, walk east across the parkland area, then cross Cornell Drive to reach the spot.
Good birding everyone,
Jennie
Photo: Double-crested Cormorant by Sujata Roy/Great Backyard Bird Count