Thatcher Woods
River Forest, IL
Monday 30 May 2022
64 °F
SUNDAY, MAY 22 — getting gradually more and more caught up with posting!
This morning I led Ed O’Brien on an Oak Park Bird Walk through Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve. We found a decent number of migrants including quite a good one at the beginning, this MOURNING WARBLER:
RED-TAILED HAWK:
Female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK:
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER:
WILSON’S WARBLER:
MAGNOLIA WARBLER:
CANADA WARBLER:
HOUSE WREN:
SWAINSON’S THRUSH:
We enjoyed watching this ALDER FLYCATCHER for a nice long time, a species I don’t get to identify terribly often since they are identical with Willows and can only be separated by voice. Luckily, this bird was calling “pip!” (Willlows say “whit!”):
RED-EYED VIREO:
In the evening, I led my annual owl walk at Miller Meadow Forest Preserve where we saw several COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and heard three owls: 1 GREAT HORNED & 2 EASTERN SCREECH. Unfortunately, only two of us had a brief glimpse of a Screech disappearing into the woods and other than that, none of the owls were seen. I was hoping to see the usual Great Horned that perches on this Kestrel nest box but that would not be the case today:
Bird-of-the-day to the Mourning Warbler with runner-up to the Eastern Screech-Owls!
Good birding,
Henry
World Life List: 1130 Species
Hello! Are you available for a bird watching tour in thatcher woods with me and my 3 girls (one 17 year old-if she can make it-and twin 8 year olds)? We will pay! I think they’d like it. If so, let’s connect and let me know what we would need to bring.
Have a great day!
Lisa
by lisa mckenna