River Trail Nature Center, Lake Opeka & Air Station Prairie Tuesday 1-6-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Just did a feeder watch at River Trail N.C & then checked Lake Opeka.
Thought I was done but I saw on Discord that a Shrike was seen at Air
Station Prairie & since that place is close to home I went there too
but luck was not with me as I failed to find the Shrike even though
others did find it both before & after I was there. I'll have to try,
try again!

River Trail Nature Center (9:15-10:15 am)

Canada Goose (4 fly-bys)
Mallard (12, in the river)
Mourning Dove (8)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (2)
Downy Woodpecker (1-M & 1-F)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Blue Jay (2)
Chickadee (only 1)
W.B. Nuthatch (2)
Cardinal (5)
WHITE THROATED SPARROW (1 & heard another)
Junco (4)
House Finch (4)
PURPLE FINCH (1-M, rear feeders)
Goldfinch (7-8)
House Sparrow (~30)

Lake Opeka (11:45-noon)

Canada Goose (95)
Mallard (56)
Goldeneye (14)
Ring Billed (2) & Herring (38) Gulls

Air Station Prairie (2-2:45 pm)

Cooper's Hawk (1)
Flicker (2)
Robins (15) & Starlings (~35)

So 23 species at my 3 locations plus roadside Pigeons for a day's total of 24.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the nice pinkish Purple Finch & Runners-Up to the seen
White Throated Sparrow & the two Flickers. No awards for the missing Shrike.

Al Stokie
Local in Cook County today

[tcanders123]

Be careful Al ... three shrikes and you're out!

Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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