We had a delightful day visiting 7 different locations to do our part for the Will County Audubon Society Big Day bird count. Over 4.75 hours of birding, walking 2.3 miles, we saw 53 different species!
Double-Crested Cormorant stretches its wings in the early morning light while perched on a log in a lake, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026A Mallard soars over a lake, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026Eastern Kingbird surveys the shore from a thin snag, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026American Goldfinch flies from a branch, DuPage County, 9 May 2026Two Canada Geese face off with wings up and honking at one another on a grassy knoll, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026Blue Gray Gnatcatcher sings on a branch, DuPage County, 9 May 2026A Killdeer stands on the sandy shore of a pond, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026An Indigo Bunting sings from a small branch in a tree, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026A Great Egret soars overhead, DuPage County, IL, 9 May 2026Savannah Sparrow on a branch, DuPage County, 9 May 2026Prothonotary Warbler on a branch over water, DuPage County, 9 May 2026Prothonotary Warbler on a branch, DuPage County, 9 May 2026Northern Waterthrush on the water’s edge, DuPage County, 9 May 2026Northern Yellow Warbler on a branch, DuPage County, 9 May 2026
