Rainy Day Birding, Sort Of! Beck & Big Bend Lakes Wednesday 4-2-25

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Not a very nice day today with all the rain but I made brief stops at
2 local lakes after lunch. It rained the whole time I was out. Not
much at Beck Lake but Big Bend had more birds. Too bad I couldn't get
out of the car to check better. Had to watch from the car at the boat
launch area.

Beck Lake

Canada Goose (48), Mallard (2) & Red Breasted Merganser (5)
Tree Swallow (~30)
Robin (2)

Big Bend Lake (12:20-12:40 p.m.)

COMMON LOON (2)
P.B. Grebe (1)
D,C. Cormorant (1)
Mallard (2)
Shoveler (1-M)
Red Breasted Merganser (50-55)
Ring Billed (4) & Herring (1) Gulls
Blue Jay (1)
Tree Swallow (~20)
Robin (8) & Starling (4)
Red Wings (4)

So only 14 species in the rain with no roadside additions.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the 2 Common Loons & Runner-Up to the male Shoveler.

Al Stokie
Local in the Rain In Cook County