I went to Riverside Friday morning as usual, not knowing what to expect with the absence of rain and any changes in the wind. The river is low enough to walk across in some places. I have arrange...
I was planning on a post of visits to the Chicago Portage from last week, but I had some special birds Tuesday morning so this is an almost unusually current installment (I was trying to finish i...
https://musicbirdblog.com/2024/09/12/tuesday-morning-at-the-chicago-portage/
It was very chilly and windy Saturday morning, which made it difficult to even imagine seeing birds, but we did manage 25 species. I didn’t see them all. Shortly after we convened, the Great Bl...
https://musicbirdblog.com/2024/09/09/thatcher-woods-quickly/
These are photos from two fairly recent visits to Riverside, on August 30 and September 2. I was happy to see more warbler activity in the treetops. There are likely too many photographs below. B...
https://musicbirdblog.com/2024/09/08/returning-to-riverside/
We began the Oak Park Bird Walks on August 24 at Thatcher Woods. The second Saturday walk was on August 31 at Columbus Park. We will continue to alternate between these two locations on Saturday ...
https://musicbirdblog.com/2024/09/03/highlights-of-two-oak-park-bird-walks/
Wednesday morning was cloudy after some overnight storm activity accompanied by a measure of rain. I decided to put on my Wellies so I could walk through Riverside Lawn without worrying about the...
This was a day of flycatchers. Two somewhat similar-looking species this time of year: an Eastern Wood-Pewee (above) and an Eastern Phoebe off the bridge by Harlem (below). Red-winged Blackbirds ...
https://musicbirdblog.com/2024/08/27/more-august-at-the-portage-8-18-and-then-some/
Two days at the Chicago Portage last week turned out to be good for birds as they get ready for migration. I thought I’d cram the photos from both days into one post but there were just too man...
https://musicbirdblog.com/2024/08/26/more-august-at-the-portage-8-17-24/
As promised in my last post, here are some more photos from August 13, 20 and 22 at the Chicago Portage. But first, on August 13, when I stepped out my front door, there was a female American Gol...
Fall warblers are starting to arrive here and there. These pictures were taken at the Chicago Portage. The winds were from the north the past few nights, making easier flights for the migrating b...