We had a lovely outing to Elsen’s Hill in West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, and got some first-sightings of the year, thanks to a local we met there, then on our own we found a wise friend of the forest watching from his stately perch. What a night!
A Great Horned Owl sits atop a tree, looking for dinner, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026A Great Horned Owl sits atop a tree, looking for dinner, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026A Great Horned Owl sits atop a tree, looking for dinner, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026Baltimore Oriole, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026Common Nighthawk, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026Indigo Bunting, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026Olive-Sided Flycatcher, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve, IL, 24 May 2026A Ruby-Throated Hummingbird chills from on top of a dead branch, 24 May 2026A Swainson’s Thrush on a branch, 24 May 2026
