Wood Dale Reservoir Complex Tuesday 5-30-23

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Went for my weekly visit to Wood Dale with Luis Munoz. We were
disappointed that after seeing about 100 shorebirds a few days ago
today we were down to just Killdeer & Spotted Sandpipers. Shorebird
season may be almost done at this place except for those that nest
here?

Wood Dale Complex (7-10:10 a.m.)

Reservoir Only

D.C Cormorant (2)
Great Blue Heron (3) & Great Egret (1)
Canada Goose (20 including young & then 22 more adults flew in)
Mallard (21) & Wood Duck (1-F)
Killdeer (15) & Spotted Sandpiper (9)
Ring Billed (17) & Herring (4) Gulls
Caspian Tern (the usual 2)
Tree, Rough Winged & Barn Swallows

Middle Pond & Creek

D.C. Cormorant (7 in the Cormorant Tree)
Great Blue Heron (2) & Great Egret (2)
Mallard (2-M)
Red Tailed Hawk (2, hunting)

Itasca/Western Wetlands

D.C. Cormorant (1)
Great Blue Heron (2) & Great Egret (6)
Mallard (16) & Wood Duck (1)
Killdeer (4) & Spotted Sandpiper (4)
Chimney Swift (1)
Tree & Rough Winged Swallows

Land Birds

I had 41 species of land birds & none of them were interesting
migrants. Probably the only migrant among them was a calling Alder
Flycatcher which we never saw. The only other flycatchers were Willow
(5) & Eastern Kingbird (1). The only warblers were nesting Yellow
Warblers & Common Yellowthroats. Residents in good numbers were House
Wrens (4), Warbling Vireos (6) & Song Sparrows (6). No Dickcissels
have arrived yet.

For lack of anything better Bird-Of-The-Day will be one Common
Yellowthroat which sang the strangest song which sounded like a cross
between a Goldfinch & an Indigo Bunting. Watched it singing so we know
that's what it was. Runner-Up to the Eastern Kingbird. Quit by 10:15
a.m. as the temp was already in the 80's.

Al Stokie
In DuPage County today