Cool Today However Very Active-May 28, 2014

 Very cool today and not much sun. However there was a lot of birding action on Wooded Island, especially near the north entrance. Check out the Cedar Waxwing video.
http://youtu.be/_iCuH4O-rh4

Swainson's Thrush In Japanese Garden

Cedar Waxwings Feeding On Flowers

Robin

Scarlet Tanager

Canada Goose

Columbine

Columbine

Saturday May 24, 2014-A Pleasant Birding Day At Wooded Island

I only went birding for a short period on Saturday, so few photo's. A nice group of birders was out. The highlight without a photo is a singing Connecticut Warbler. Unfortunately when I tried to do an audio, a helicopter flew by. Here is a youtube of a Kingbird. http://youtu.be/xYeaixtp1SA

Black-throated Green Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Least Flycatcher

Another Great Day At Wooded Island and Vicinity-May 21, 2014

A very birdy day at Wooded Island. Also picked up a Great-horned Owl being mobbed. In all 22 warbler species again today with highlights-18 Canada Warblers, over 100 Redstarts, a Mourning Warbler and 3 Connecticut's. Check out the owl being mobbed: http://youtu.be/KctEeaurKfU

Kingbird preening

Black-crowned Night Heron

Another Night Heron

Two Kingbirds

Magnolia Warbler

One of 3 Connecticut Warblers

Savannah Sparrow

Quiz Bird

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Crow at nest

Quiz bird

Great-horned Owl outside my condo

22 Species of Warblers on Sunday May 18, 2014

Quite a day for birding Jackson Park. Wooded Island was loaded with warblers, including Mourning, Prothonotary, Black-throated Blue, Golden-winged, Canada (8) and Parula. A great day to casually roam about. Four Blue-winged Teal rounded off the day along with an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Watch the youtube of the tealhttp://youtu.be/nr4mHSYw8vY

Bay-breasted 

Bay-breasted another look

Bay-breasted in motionAdd caption

Kingbird

Cowbird/Olive-sided Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Look Closely-You can see the Oriole

Quiz Bird

Quiz Bird

Song Sparrow

Palm Warbler

Redstart

An Interesting Week of Birding-Cold Wet Weather-May 16, 2014

Although the wind was not conducive to migration, there were some nice birding days this week. I also had a chance to visit the Indiana Dunes State Park Hawkwatch. Very few hawks but 102 species of birds passing through. The photo's today represent Illinois count day (Saturday May 10), Indiana Dunes  and a few days this week. This morning almost 1,000 Cormorants flew past our window. See the youtube at: http://youtu.be/yJ6nKAUOPhY

Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler in Flight

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Cardinal

Green Heron with nest to the left

Rough-winged Swallow

Red-breasted Merganser

New Hawkwatch Tower-Indiana Dunes State Park

Rose-breasted Grosbeak near Tower at Indiana Dunes

Quiz bird-Hint-look at the vegetation

Quiz Bird

Lot's of Birds Today-May 7, 2014

There were lot's of birds today and more coming in tonight through the weekend. Winds should be shifting to the south tonight. Check out the youtube: http://youtu.be/r4kN4XEIUPg Goldfinch.

Canada Geese-first brood of the season

Swamp Sparrow looking at it's image

Singing Least Flycatcher

One of Several Baltimore Orioles

Oriole in motion

Another Swamp Sparrow

Tree Swallow

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler