Photo: Green heron by Lindsay Vacek
Hello everyone,
It was a lovely day to be out in the park. We had five Ruby-throated hummingbirds, several fall warblers and lots of Swainson’s Thrushes. The American Goldfinch was still sitting on its nest.
Oddly enough, however, the most exciting sighting of the day was a flock of 16 pigeons flying over the east lagoon and dipping into the water for a drink. That’s something we haven’t seen before and it was very interesting to witness this behavior.
Fall migration is in full swing – get out there and do some birding!
BIRDERS: Lori, Asha, Mark, Jane, Paul, Eric, Hal, Cheryl, Mike, Jennie, Kristin, Peter, Tracy, Marian, Gary, Pam, Karin, Renate, Marisa, Nick, Miyoko and welcome to Deborah, Catherine, Gail and Roselle.
TIME: 8:00am to 11:45am
WEATHER: Sunny, 70s
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographer: Eric
Canada Goose Number observed: 57
Wood Duck Number observed: 2
Mallard Number observed: 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Number observed: 16
Chimney Swift Number observed: 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 5
Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 1
Double-crested Cormorant Number observed: 1
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 5
Green Heron Number observed: 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron Number observed: 2
Red-tailed Hawk Number observed: 1
Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 3
Empidonax sp. Number observed: 1
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 7
Red-eyed Vireo Number observed: 3
American Crow Number observed: 4
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 2
Purple Martin Number observed: 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 1
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Number observed: 1
House Wren Number observed: 1
Gray Catbird Number observed: 6
Gray-cheeked Thrush Number observed: 1
Swainson's Thrush Number observed: 9
American Robin Number observed: 1
House Sparrow Number observed: 1
American Goldfinch Number observed: 16
Black-and-white Warbler Number observed: 1
Nashville Warbler Number observed: 1
American Redstart Number observed: 8
Magnolia Warbler Number observed: 3
Bay-breasted Warbler Number observed: 1
Blackburnian Warbler Number observed: 1
Blackpoll Warbler Number observed: 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler Number observed: 1
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) Number observed: X, Moving too fast to ID!
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