Hello everyone,
The young birds are growing up and venturing out. We had a lot of Eastern Kingbirds throughout the walk and they were very active. There was a group of teenage Mallards on the lagoon without a parent in sight so they might be on their own now. They were peeping to one another continuously. A Double-crested Cormorant was sitting in classic Cormorant pose drying its wings. Osaka was waiting for us in its usual spot in the Japanese Garden. It doesn’t seem to mind our presence at all.
We had a flyover Monk Parakeet, a bird we rarely see in Hyde Park these days so that was a treat. There’s a mulberry tree in the former rose garden that’s full of ripe fruit and the birds were taking full advantage of the opportunity for a hearty breakfast. We had multiple Cedar Waxwings, Robins, Kingbirds, Goldfinches and Vireos feasting on the delicious fruit.
At the end of the walk we were happy to see and hear a Red-shouldered Hawk in the parkway between Stony Island and Cornell. It was calling repeatedly and making quite a fuss about something.
BIRDERS: Caterina, Leslie, Val, Mike, Mark C., Luther, Jennie, Marian, Katie, Traci, Rick, Mark W., Cheryl, Jeff, Robert, Simone, Madhu, Jan, Pat, Pam.
TIME: 8:00am to 11:50am
WEATHER: Low 70s, sunny, smoky haze
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 25
Wood Duck Number observed: 6
Mallard Number observed: 16
Mourning Dove Number observed: 1
Chimney Swift Number observed: 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 3
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 3
American Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Caspian Tern Number observed: 3
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 3
Black-crowned Night Heron Number observed: 1
Green Heron Number observed: 7
Great Egret Number observed: 2
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 4
Red-shouldered Hawk Number observed: 1
Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 2
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Northern Flicker Number observed: 1
Monk Parakeet Number observed: 1
Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 19
White-eyed Vireo Number observed: 1
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 8
American Crow Number observed: 8
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 5
Purple Martin Number observed: 19
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Number observed: 3
Barn Swallow Number observed: 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 4
Northern House Wren Number observed: 4
European Starling Number observed: 16
Gray Catbird Number observed: 2
American Robin Number observed: 23
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 35
House Sparrow Number observed: 2
House Finch Number observed: 4
American Goldfinch Number observed: 9
Song Sparrow Number observed: 4
Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 3
Red-winged Blackbird Number observed: 7
Brown-headed Cowbird Number observed: 2
Common Grackle Number observed: 1
Ovenbird Number observed: 1
Yellow Warbler Number observed: 9
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 3
Indigo Bunting Number observed: 2
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
Photo: American goldfinch by Will Stuart