Photo: Eastern Bluebird by John Larson
Hello everyone,
What a lovely day it was! Sunny, warm, and we had 63 species – not bad at all!
The Canada Geese chicks have hatched so we had several small, yellow, fuzzy creatures running around. There were a lot of American Redstarts, Yellow Warblers and Warbling Vireos; so many that I almost began to get tired of them but their songs really make the Island come alive so their presence is very welcome. We had a Vireo trifecta with the above-mentioned Warbling Vireo, plus Philadelphia and Yellow-throated too.
The Green Herons have returned and were actively flying about, hopefully looking for a good nesting spot. The awards for the most beautiful birds of the day go to the gorgeous Black-throated Blue Warbler and the stunning Scarlet Tanager in his crimson and black coat.
BIRDERS: Jennie, Marian, Mike, Becky, Leslie, Mark, Eric, Hal, Lucy, Jeff, Ari, Emily, Audrey, Stefan, Ezra, Kaumudi, Pam, Renate, Julie, Steve, Karin, and welcome to Silky, Singh, Deniz, Clara and Allison.
TIME: 8:00am to 12:30pm
WEATHER: 74 degrees, sunny, light wind
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographers: Eric, Leslie and Steve
Canada Goose Number observed: 19
Wood Duck Number observed: 7
Mallard Number observed: 6
Mourning Dove Number observed: 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 5
Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 2
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 6
Caspian Tern Number observed: 2
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 1
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 2
Green Heron Number observed: 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron Number observed: 2
Turkey Vulture Number observed: 3
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Northern Flicker Number observed: 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee Number observed: 1
Willow Flycatcher Number observed: 1
Least Flycatcher Number observed: 2
Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 2
Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 6
Yellow-throated Vireo Number observed: 1
Philadelphia Vireo Number observed: 2
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 7
American Crow Number observed: 3
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Number observed: 4
Purple Martin Number observed: 16
Tree Swallow Number observed: 4
Barn Swallow Number observed: 31
Cliff Swallow Number observed: 4
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 37
House Wren Number observed: 1
European Starling Number observed: 2
Gray Catbird Number observed: 15
Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 1
Wood Thrush Number observed: 1
American Robin Number observed: 29
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 4
House Sparrow Number observed: 7
American Goldfinch Number observed: 11
Chipping Sparrow Number observed: 3
White-crowned Sparrow Number observed: 1
Song Sparrow Number observed: 5
Orchard Oriole Number observed: 4
Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 16
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 35
Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 6
Common Grackle Number observed: 3
Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 2
Tennessee Warbler Number observed: 2
Common Yellowthroat Number observed: 3
American Redstart Number observed: 15
Northern Parula Number observed: 2
Yellow Warbler Number observed: 35
Chestnut-sided Warbler Number observed: 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler Number observed: 1
Palm Warbler Number observed: 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 1
Wilson's Warbler Number observed: 1
Scarlet Tanager Number observed: 1
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 2
Indigo Bunting Number observed: 1
If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
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