Photo credit: Great egret by Bruce E Wendorff

Hello everyone,

Fall Migration is in full swing. The confusing fall warblers were gobbling up the webworms on the honey locust trees in the parkway between Stony Island and Cornell. Several large flocks of Cedar Waxwings flew over us. We spotted two Blue Jays, which is a bird we typically only see during migration.

It was a great raptor day. Two bald eagles hung out in the park with us. A Peregrine Falcon flew in and perched on top of the Obama Center giving us great looks. If we’re lucky, maybe they’ll nest on the roof in the spring. Four Cooper’s Hawks were around, including two who were performing aerial acrobatics over the lagoon. Two Red-tailed Hawks made an appearance and a flyover Turkey Vulture rounded out the list of raptors.

BIRDERS: Luther, Gary, Marian, Jennie, Eric G., Mark N., Sandra, Daniela, Pat, Chelsea, Mark W., Madhu, Mark C., Marisa, Larry, Jan, Peter, Renate, Mike, Leslie, Cheryl, Sarah, Amir, Caterina, Jeff, Val, Clare, Andrew, Howard, Brian, Katie, Joey and welcome to Kara, JiaJia, Michelle, Brie, Eugin, Zhaobin, Jan, and Isaiah.

TIME: 8:00am to 12:15pm

WEATHER: 68 degrees, sunny

Compiler: Cheryl

1. Canada Goose   Number observed: 17

2. Wood Duck   Number observed: 14

3. Mallard   Number observed: 7

4. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)   Number observed: 2

5. Chimney Swift   Number observed: 14

6. Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Number observed: 4

7. Spotted Sandpiper   Number observed: 1

8. Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 7

9. American Herring Gull   Number observed: 1

10. Double-crested Cormorant   Number observed: 2

11. Black-crowned Night Heron   Number observed: 1

12. Green Heron   Number observed: 4

13. Great Egret   Number observed: 2

14. Great Blue Heron   Number observed: 8

15. Turkey Vulture   Number observed: 1

16. Cooper's Hawk   Number observed: 4

17. Bald Eagle   Number observed: 2

18. Red-tailed Hawk   Number observed: 2

19. Belted Kingfisher   Number observed: 1

20. Downy Woodpecker   Number observed: 4

21. Northern Flicker   Number observed: 6

22. Peregrine Falcon   Number observed: 1

23. Eastern Wood-Pewee   Number observed: 1

24. Eastern Phoebe   Number observed: 3

25. Great Crested Flycatcher   Number observed: 1

26. Eastern Warbling Vireo   Number observed: 10

27. Blue Jay   Number observed: 2

28. American Crow   Number observed: 8

29. Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 11

30. Barn Swallow   Number observed: 12

31. White-breasted Nuthatch   Number observed: 6

32. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Number observed: 2

33. European Starling   Number observed: 2

34. Gray Catbird   Number observed: 10

35. Swainson's Thrush   Number observed: 1

36. American Robin   Number observed: 11

37. Cedar Waxwing   Number observed: 51

38. House Sparrow   Number observed: 1

39. House Finch   Number observed: 4

40. American Goldfinch   Number observed: 15

41. Chipping Sparrow   Number observed: 2

42. Song Sparrow   Number observed: 2

43. new world sparrow sp   Number observed: 20

44. Baltimore Oriole   Number observed: 6

45. Red-winged Blackbird   Number observed: 1

46. Brown-headed Cowbird   Number observed: 8

47. Tennessee Warbler   Number observed: 2

48. American Redstart   Number observed: 3

49. Cape May Warbler   Number observed: 1

50. Magnolia Warbler   Number observed: 1

51. Bay-breasted Warbler   Number observed: 2

52. Blackburnian Warbler   Number observed: 1

53. Blackpoll Warbler   Number observed: 2

54. Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 3

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.

Good birding everyone,

Jennie