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
