Montrose Beach, Dunes & Hedge Area (Again) Sunday 9-27-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

On Friday I had 46 species at Montrose, on Saturday I had 44 but today
it was down to 33 species. Warblers were down to 11 species & I didn't
find any of the early Fall birds that others have been seeing here
lately.

Montrose Point (6:30-11 am)

Canada Geese (only 9)
Mallard (also 9)
Killdeer (2)
BLACK BELLIED PLOVER (back to 5 today)
Sanderling (4)
Ring Billed (25) & Herring (2) Gulls
Cooper's Hawk (1 fly-by)
Rock Pigeon (2)
Downy Woodpecker (1-M & 1F)
Flicker (2)
Eastern Pewee (1)
Eastern Phoebe (1, in the dunes)
Chickadee (3-4)
Ruby Crowned Kinglet (1)
Robin (4)
Starling (4)
PHILADELPHIA VIREO (1)
Tennessee Warbler (4)
Nashville Warbler (3)
Magnolia Warbler (4)
Cape May Warbler (1, a dingy one)
Black & White (1)
Bay Breasted Warbler (2)
Blackpoll Warbler (6)
Redstart (only 4)
Black Throated Green (2)
Yellow Rumped Myrtle Warbler (8)
Wilson's Warbler (1)
Cardinal (2)
White Throated Sparrow (3)
Goldfinch (6)
House Sparrow (8)

As mentioned I had 33 species at Montrose with no roadside additions.
Bird-Of-The-Day will be the Philly Vireo & Runner-Up will be the Black
Bellied Plover group.
Others saw other sparrows in the dunes but I couldn't get in there
with my wheelchair/walker.

Al Stokie
At Montrose in Cook County today