Dan Wright Woods, Ryerson & River Trail Nature Center Wednesday 6-24-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Got to Dan Wright Woods before the rain but rain was on the way. Got
in a couple of hours before it started. Later did car birding at
Ryerson in the light rain & did a feeder watch at River Trail Center
in the harder rain.

Dan Wright Woods (6:40-9:15 am) (With Bob Erickson)

D.C. Cormorant (2 fly-bys)
Great Blue Heron (1 fly-by)
Mourning Dove (2)
Red Headed Woodpecker (6)
Downy Woodpecker (2)
Flicker (2)
PILEATED WOODPECKER (1) (later Bob had 3 in one tree!)
Eastern Pewee (H-3)
Acadian Flycatcher (1, along the river)
Great Crested Flycatcher (4)
Blue Jay (6)
Chickadee (5)
W.B. Nuthatch (3)
BROWN CREEPER (1, seems to be a few Summering here this year)
House Wren (H-2)
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Wood Thrush (H-1, along the river)
Catbird (3-4)
Starling (5)
Yellow Warbler (H-1)
Common Yellowthroat (H-1)
Cardinal (H-2)
Indigo Bunting (H-1)
Song Sparrow (1)
Red Wings (11), Grackles (2) & Cowbirds (4)
Baltimore Oriole (1)

Ryerson (9:40-10 am)

Rock Pigeon (3) & Mourning Dove (2)
Flicker (1)
Eastern Pewee (H-2)
Blue Jay (H-1)
House Wren (H-1)
Robin (6) & Starling (2)
Yellow Throated Vireo (H-1)
Warbling Vireo (also H-1)
Common Yellowthroat (H-1)
Red Wings (4)

River Trail Nature Center Feeders (10:15-10:40 am)

Mourning Dove (2)
RUBY THROATED HUMMER (1-M)
Red Bellied (2), Downy (1) & Hairy (2) Woodpeckers
Blue Jay (2)
House Wren (H-1)
Robin (2)
Cardinal (1-M)
Red Wings (1-M & 2-F)
Cowbird (1-F)
House Sparrow (4)

So 37 species at my 3 locations plus 1 roadside addition for a day's
total of 38.
Bird-Of-The-Day will be a tie between the Summer Creeper & the
Pileated Woodpecker.
Runners-Up to the Acadian Flycatcher & the Hummingbird.
I had 6 species of Woodpeckers today.

Al Stokie
Mostly in Lake County today with a short visit in Cook County in the rain