Sand Ridge N.C., Wolf Lake/Powers & Monk Parakeet Colony Saturday 2-14-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Finally got to do a Lake Calumet area trip today but turns out that
was a mistake as Amar & Co found a Russian Common Gull at Waukegan &
we were too far away when I heard about it & it was gone before I even
got home let alone to Waukegan. Sometimes my schedule leaves something
to be desired.

Sand Ridge N.C. (8:25-8:50 am)

WILD TURKEY (3)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (H-1)
Blue Jay (H-1)
Chickadee (3)
W.B. Nuthatch (H-1)

Wolf Lake/Powers C.A. (9:10-10:30 am)

Mute Swan (72)
TRUMPETER SWAN (5-6)
(No Tundras today)
Canada Goose (~300)
Mallard (~25)
Black Duck (10)
SHOVELER (1-M)
Gadwall (~15-18)
Greater (8) & Lesser (3) Scaup
Ring Necked Duck (6-8)
Canvasback (~60)
Redhead (~250)
Bufflehead (6)
Goldeneye (~25)
Hooded (10), Common (16) & Red Breasted (12) Mergansers
Coot (1)
Ring Billed (8) & Herring (6) Gulls
Flicker (1)
Starling (7), Red Wings (4) & House Sparrow (6)

Skyway & 100th Ave Colony (10:50-11 am)

Monk Parakeets (6 seen & many more heard)

So 30 species at my 3 locations plus roadside Pigeons for a day's total of 31.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the Wild Turkeys & Runners-Up to the Trumpeter
Swans, the Shoveler
& the Monk Parakeets.

Al Stokie
In S.E. Cook County today