Photo: Eastern Bluebird by John Larson

Hello everyone,

It was a toasty day, and when the lake breeze kicked in we all said “aaahhh”. Our Yellow-billed Cuckoo made an appearance as did our resident Orchard Oriole plus a couple more who we hope will also make the island their home. A Great-crested Flycatcher was heard before it was seen. We saw a Yellow Warbler, a Baltimore Oriole and a Green Heron on their respective nests.

BIRDERS: Jane, Leslie, Cheryl, Rob, Hal, Jennie, Kristen, Eric, Chris, Fernando, Inae, Hannah, Ka Yee, Karin, Marisa, Tristan

TIME:   8:00am to 11:30am   

WEATHER: Hot, but with an occasional lake breeze

Compiler:  Cheryl       

Canada Goose   Number observed: 57

Mallard   Number observed: 5

Yellow-billed Cuckoo   Number observed: 1 , In a tree just West of the Darrow Bridge

Chimney Swift   Number observed: 1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Number observed: 4

Ring-billed Gull   Number observed: 8

Larus sp.   Number observed: 1

Caspian Tern   Number observed: 2

Double-crested Cormorant   Number observed: 4, Flyover

Great Blue Heron   Number observed: 2

Green Heron   Number observed: 1, On occupied nest

Willow Flycatcher   Number observed: 3, Heard but never spotted

Great Crested Flycatcher   Number observed: 1

Eastern Kingbird   Number observed: 2

Warbling Vireo   Number observed: 2

Red-eyed Vireo   Number observed: 1

Blue Jay  Number observed: 1, Heard calling

American Crow   Number observed: 2

Black-capped Chickadee   Number observed: 2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Number observed: 3

Purple Martin   Number observed: 23

Barn Swallow   Number observed: 15

Cliff Swallow   Number observed: 6

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Number observed: 2

House Wren   Number observed: 4

European Starling   Number observed: 70

Gray Catbird   Number observed: 4

Eastern Bluebird   Number observed: 1

American Robin   Number observed: 11

Cedar Waxwing   Number observed: 15

House Sparrow   Number observed: 1

House Finch   Number observed: 2

American Goldfinch   Number observed: 8

Song Sparrow   Number observed: 1

Orchard Oriole   Number observed: 4

Baltimore Oriole   Number observed: 8

Red-winged Blackbird   Number observed: 9

Brown-headed Cowbird  Number observed: 14

Common Grackle   Number observed: 1

Common Yellowthroat   Number observed: 3

Yellow Warbler   Number observed: 9

Northern Cardinal   Number observed: 8

Indigo Bunting   Number observed: 5

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