Hello everyone,

It was a lovely fall morning and migration was in full swing. The oak trees were dripping with birds, including many warblers. An appearance was made by one of my favorite migrants, the Red-breasted Nuthatch.  We saw a Belted Kingfisher and a Green Heron catch and eat a small fish so they both had a good breakfast.  We also had a flyover Turkey Vulture, which is not something we see in the city very often.

BIRDERS:  Renu, Trish (visiting from Texas) Betty, Cheryl, Eric, Karin, Chris, Miyoko, Marisa, Renate, Jennie and welcome to Shubha, Fernando, Inaa, and her family.

TIME:  8:00am to 10:30am            

WEATHER:  Sunny, in the 50s

Compiler:  Cheryl

1. Canada Goose    Number observed: 81

2. Wood Duck    Number observed: 5

3. Mallard    Number observed: 7

4. Chimney Swift    Number observed: 117

5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird    Number observed: 1

6. Ring-billed Gull    Number observed: 9

7. Double-crested Cormorant    Number observed: 7

8. Great Blue Heron    Number observed: 4

9. Green Heron    Number observed: 1

10. Turkey Vulture    Number observed: 1 Details:Flyover

11. Red-tailed Hawk    Number observed: 1 Details:Flyover

12. Belted Kingfisher    Number observed: 3

13. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker    Number observed: 1

14. Red-bellied Woodpecker    Number observed: 2

15. Downy Woodpecker    Number observed: 2

16. Northern Flicker    Number observed: 5

17. Eastern Wood-Pewee    Number observed: 2

18. Eastern Phoebe    Number observed: 3

19. Warbling Vireo    Number observed: 1

20. Blue Jay    Number observed: 3

21. American Crow    Number observed: 2

22. Black-capped Chickadee    Number observed: 13

23. Red-breasted Nuthatch    Number observed: 2

24. White-breasted Nuthatch    Number observed: 2

25. Brown Creeper    Number observed: 1

26. European Starling    Number observed: 3

27. Gray Catbird    Number observed:  11

28. Gray-cheeked Thrush     Number observed: 1

29. Swainson's Thrush    Number observed: 1

30. American Robin    Number observed: 3

31. House Finch    Number observed: 2

32. American Goldfinch    Number observed: 6

33. White-crowned Sparrow    Number observed: 1

34. White-throated Sparrow    Number observed: 6

35. Northern Waterthrush    Number observed: 1

36. American Redstart    Number observed: 2

37. Magnolia Warbler    Number observed: 3

38. Blackpoll Warbler    Number observed: 3

39. Palm Warbler    Number observed: 2

40. Yellow-rumped Warbler    Number observed: 4

41. Black-throated Green Warbler    Number observed: 2

42. Northern Cardinal    Number observed: 4

43. Rose-breasted Grosbeak    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