Day: April 19, 2025

We joined the Will County Audubon society for a lovely outing in the O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve.

New Lifers:

  • Winter Wren

We saw these tweeters:

A Northern Flicker on the lookout
A Northern Flicker on the lookout; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
A Great Egret hunts for dinner
A Great Egret hunts for dinner; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
A couple Gadwalls hunt for dinner
A couple Gadwalls hunt for dinner; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
An Eastern Phoebe watching for bugs
An Eastern Phoebe watching for bugs; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
An Eastern Bluebird gives us the cold shoulder
An Eastern Bluebird gives us the cold shoulder; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
A Winter Wren bops around a log
A Winter Wren bops around a log; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
A Cooper's Hawk soars overhead
A Cooper’s Hawk soars overhead; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
Three pelicans soar toward a pond
Three pelicans soar toward a pond; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
A pelican soars toward a pond
A pelican soars toward a pond; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025
A flock of pelicans fishes together in a pond
A flock of pelicans fishes together in a pond; O’Hara Woods Nature Preserve; 12 April 2025

We had a lovely outing in Arie Crown Forest — starting to see some Spring birds.

A sassy Eastern Phoebe says hello
A sassy Eastern Phoebe says hello; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A Yellow-Rumped Warbler joins us, the vanguard of the Spring
A Yellow-Rumped Warbler joins us, the vanguard of the Spring; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A White-breasted Nuthatch sees us and looks awry
A White-breasted Nuthatch sees us and looks awry; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
Our first Tree Swallow of the season
Our first Tree Swallow of the season; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
Red-bellied Woodpecker looks for food on a tree
Red-bellied Woodpecker looks for food on a tree; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
Red-bellied Woodpecker flicks his tongue out, looking for food on a tree
Red-bellied Woodpecker flicks his tongue out, looking for food on a tree; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A Golden-crowned Kinglet takes flight
A Golden-crowned Kinglet takes flight; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A Golden-crowned Kinglet regards a tree
A Golden-crowned Kinglet regards a tree; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A Golden-crowned Kinglet takes flight
A Golden-crowned Kinglet takes flight; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A Golden-crowned Kinglet perched
A Golden-crowned Kinglet perched; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
Downy Woodpecker looks for food on a branch
Downy Woodpecker looks for food on a branch; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
A Dark-eyed Junco perches on a branch, fluffed up
A Dark-eyed Junco perches on a branch, fluffed up; Arie Crown Forest Preserve; 6 April 2025
Blue Jay flies through the forest
Blue Jay flies through the forest; Arie Crown Nature Preserve; 6 April 2025
Black-capped Chickadee perches on a branch, sassy
Black-capped Chickadee perches on a branch, sassy; Arie Crown Nature Preserve; 6 April 2025