During a bookstore outing downtown, we took a break from our bibliophilia to peep some birds. We didn’t see the birds we hoped we would, but it was a fun outing nonetheless.
New Lifer:
Hermit Thrush
Black-capped Chickadee on the lookout; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025Three Double-crested Cormorants fly by; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Flock of Double-crested Cormorants fly by; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Red-breasted Merganser enjoys Lake Michigan; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Mallard enjoys Lake Michigan; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Goldfinch chills on a branch; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Hermit Thrush takes a break; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Hermit Thrush glowers at the camera; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025Red-winged Blackbird on alert; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025Red-winged Blackbird calls a warning; 12 April 2025Caspian Terns on the beach; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025An American Kestrel on the lookout; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025
We found ourselves downtown on the very pleasant early-Spring afternoon of March 8th, so we walked by Lake Michigan for 45 minutes or so. There weren’t many birds in the trees, but we saw a bunch of cuties in the water.
New Lifer:
Lesser Scaup
Common Goldeneye, Lake Michigan near Grant Park, 8 March 2025Common Goldeneye, Lake Michigan near Grant Park, 8 March 2025Common Goldeneye dives for food, Lake Michigan near Grant Park, Chicago, IL; 8 March 2025Three female Lesser Scaup ducks and one male Lesser Scaup duck swim in the lake, Lake Michigan near Grant Park, Chicago, IL; 8 March 2025A Male Red-Breasted Merganser swims in Lake Michigan near Grant Park, Chicago, IL; 8 March 2025A Female Red-Breasted Merganser swims in Lake Michigan near Grant Park, Chicago, IL; 8 March 2025Five Redheads swim in Lake Michigan, shot at distance near Grant Park, Chicago, IL; 8 March 2025Ring Billed Gull stands on concrete, Lake Michigan shore near Grant Park, 8 March 2025
