We took a couple jaunts this weekend, taking advantage of the early Spring migration to meet some new friends. We got one new lifer: the Common Loon! Four of ’em.
Four Common Loons and three Red-Breasted Mergansers, Saganashkee Slough, Illinois, 27 March 2026Four Common Loons and three Red-Breasted Mergansers, Saganashkee Slough, Illinois, 27 March 2026Five Red-Breasted Mergansers swim on Saganashkee Slough, Illinois, 27 March 2026
Little Red School House Nature Center
An American Tree Sparrow on a branch, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A juvenile Bald Eagle flies overhead, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Double-Crested Cormorant flies overhead, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026An Eastern Phoebe perches on a small branch, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Great Blue Heron flies by, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026Five Buffleheads swim on a lake, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026Two Common Mergansers, 27 March 2026A Lesser Scaup and two other water fowl swim on a lake, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026Two Wood Ducks swim on a lake, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Red-Headed Woodpecker perched on a deciduous tree, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026Fourteen Sandhill Cranes soar overhead, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Song Sparrow glares at the camera from within dried grasses, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Yellow-Rumped Warbler perches on a small branch, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Yellow-Rumped Warbler perches on a small branch, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026A Yellow-Rumped Warbler flies away, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Illinois, 27 March 2026Yellow-Rumped Warbler, 27 March 2026
During a bookstore outing downtown, we took a break from our bibliophilia to peep some birds. We didn’t see the birds we hoped we would, but it was a fun outing nonetheless.
New Lifer:
Hermit Thrush
Black-capped Chickadee on the lookout; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025Three Double-crested Cormorants fly by; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Flock of Double-crested Cormorants fly by; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Red-breasted Merganser enjoys Lake Michigan; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Mallard enjoys Lake Michigan; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Goldfinch chills on a branch; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Hermit Thrush takes a break; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025A Hermit Thrush glowers at the camera; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025Red-winged Blackbird on alert; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025Red-winged Blackbird calls a warning; 12 April 2025Caspian Terns on the beach; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025An American Kestrel on the lookout; Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary; 12 April 2025
