Hello everyone,
It was cold, but not too dreadful because the winds were light. We were happy to exceed our winter goal of more birders than bird species, but we didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. That’s OK though, we like our resident, local birds too.
There was one Common Goldeneye in the very small patch of open water in the harbor. All the other areas of water in the park were completely frozen. We had a nice Red-shouldered Hawk flyover at the start of the walk, and Sarah and Amir found six Cedar Waxwings in the parkway between Stony Island and Cornell. It’s the time of year when our Cardinals look especially striking with their bright red plumage against the while snow and brown vegetation – a lovely sight.
BIRDERS: Mark W., Luther, Cheryl, Marian, Jennie, Mike, Daniela, Katie, Traci, Leslie, Madhu, Sarah, Amir, Gabe, Marisa.
TIME: 8:00am to 10:30am
WEATHER: 15 degrees, sunny
Compiler: Cheryl
Canada Goose Number observed: 12
Common Goldeneye Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 1
American Herring Gull Number observed: 3
gull sp. Number observed: 3
Red-shouldered Hawk Number observed: 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker Number observed: 2
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 4
Hairy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
American Kestrel Number observed: 1
American Crow Number observed: 6
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 5
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 3
European Starling Number observed: 50
American Robin Number observed: 4
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 6
House Sparrow Number observed: 5
House Finch Number observed: 2
American Goldfinch Number observed: 1
American Tree Sparrow Number observed: 2
Dark-eyed Junco Number observed: 5
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 9
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