Photo: Green heron by Lindsay Vacek
Hello everyone,
We have babies! The nest upon which we’ve seen an American Goldfinch incubating eggs now has three nestlings in residence. Both Marisa and Mike got a photo - see attached. They are adorable even though they kind of look like alien beings from outer space.
We were greeted in the Japanese Garden by our resident Black-crowned Night Heron. It seems unconcerned by our presence and sits so still that many people walk by it without even noticing it. Marisa got a beautiful portrait.
We had lots of Swainson’s Thrushes and many warblers including Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green, among others.
BIRDERS: Mark, Hal, Mike, Cheryl, Marian, Jennie, Kristin, Becky, Brendan, Rob, Mark, Sandra, Eric, Pam, Peter, Renate, Roselle, Marisa, Courtney, Ezra, Stefan, and welcome to Rui, Shannon, Jason and Megan.
TIME: 8:00am to 11:45am
WEATHER: sunny, 60s to 70s and beautiful!
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographers: Marisa, Eric and Mike
Canada Goose Number observed: 61
Wood Duck Number observed: 7
Mallard Number observed: 9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Number observed: 3
Chimney Swift Number observed: 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 1
Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 3
Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 4
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 3
Green Heron Number observed: 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron Number observed: 2
Red-tailed Hawk Number observed: 1
Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 2
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 4
Northern Flicker Number observed: 2
Willow Flycatcher Number observed: 1
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 8
Red-eyed Vireo Number observed: 4
American Crow Number observed: 3
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 3
Gray Catbird Number observed: 3
Brown Thrasher Number observed: 1
Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 9
American Robin Number observed: 3
American Goldfinch Number observed: 21
Song Sparrow Number observed: 1
Northern Waterthrush Number observed: 1
Nashville Warbler Number observed: 2
American Redstart Number observed: 8
Magnolia Warbler Number observed: 3
Bay-breasted Warbler Number observed: 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler Number observed: 1
Palm Warbler Number observed: 1
Black-throated Green Warbler Number observed: 1
Wilson's Warbler Number observed: 2
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) Number observed: X
Northern Cardinal 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