Dean Nature Sanctuary felt a bit desolate — they’d done a controlled burn and a lot of the grasses were denuded. The Robins and the Red-winged Blackbirds were out in force. No new lifers, but an enjoyable time nonetheless.
Category: Morning Walk
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:
We had a lovely outing in Arie Crown Forest — starting to see some Spring birds.
We glimpsed some American White Pelicans cruising overhead, and spotted horned grebes for the first time.
On our way out to see some birds this afternoon, we looked up the word slough and learned that in the context of a pond or other water, it rhymes with “flew.” Either way, it must mean full of birds.
We saw oodles of coots, who took off in a hurry when a bald eagle flew by.
New Lifers:
- Horned Grebe
- Ruddy Duck
It was a temperate but windy day when we took a quick walk around the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center and said hello to our waterfowl friends on adjacent Longjohn Slough. Fun day!
