Back to the Arctic
Chicago, IL
Wednesday 6 March 2019
32 °F
Today was my first day back home in Chicago for a while, and despite being pretty dang cold, I got out and birded the Chicago Riverwalk because I had heard reports of White-winged Scoters being seen on the Main Branch of the river.
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were present in good numbers:
Some COMMON MERGANSERS with the RED-BREASTED:
It was great to be back home!
Some common birds of the river — CANADA GOOSE:
HERRING GULL:
Male MALLARD:
And of course, the eight WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS I found on the river were the highlight of my walk and my bird-of-the-day!
Good birding,
Henry
World Life List: 970 Species
Nice pictures, Henry! The colors are beautiful. Welcome home! I've enjoyed your reports and pictures from the last couple of weeks.
by Susie