More spring bird walks!
Cook County, IL
Thursday 6 May 2021
50 °F
Still catching up on posting here...bird walks have been continuing and the migrants have just been picking up speed! This was among my final (probably) DARK-EYED JUNCOS until I go to western New York next month...seen a couple weeks ago on a neighborhood bird walk.
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH:
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS have become very reliable in the neighborhood recently — hopefully building a nest somewhere nearby!
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW at an enjoyable walk at Columbus Park:
And a LINCOLN’S:
Warblers abounded at Columbus Park, as well. Here is a YELLOW:
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH:
PALM:
PIED-BILLED GREBE in the lagoon was nice, too:
SPOTTED SANDPIPER:
SONG SPARROW:
The bird-of-the-day was this incredible BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER which gave us amazing views near the end of the walk:
It was a great start-to-May walk! Much more to come, I am still behind in posting!
Good birding,
Henry
World Life List: 1125 Species
Great photos as usual. That blackburnian warbler is a new one to me. Cool! Best bird so far for me was Black-throated sparrow with plenty of looks and repeats of the song.
by Mary Mc