Chicago Botanic Garden Saturday 3-14-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

My computer was not working yesterday but it seems ok now so I'll try
& catch up.

Chicago Botanic Garden (9 am-12:15 pm)

Lots of birds at the Garden yesterday unlike the last time I was here.
So although I saw nothing special I had a lot to look at. Numbers of
Robins, Song Sparrows, Red Wings & Grackles were very high. And even
the ducks were better than usual.

Pied Billed Grebe (1)
Great Blue Heron (1, mud flats)
Canada Goose (22)
Wood Duck (9)
Mallard (14)
Gadwall (6)
Green Winged Teal (3-M & 1-F)
Bufflehead (1-PR)
Goldeneye (3)
Common (1-F) & Red Breasted (17) Mergansers
Killdeer (4)
Ring Billed (10) & Herring (4) Gulls
BALD EAGLE (1-IM)
Rock Pigeon (2) & Mourning Dove (9)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (2)
Blue Jay (2)
Crow (2)
Robin (~50)
Starling (2)
Cardinal (4)
Song Sparrow (10)
WHITE THROATED SPARROW (1)
Junco (2)
Red Winged Blackbird (15)
Grackle (12)
Cowbird (3-M)
House Finch (8)
Goldfinch (1)
Pine Siskin (heard one)
House Sparrow (~15)

So 33 species at the Garden & 34 for the entire day.
Bird-Of-The-Day will be the young Bald Eagle & Runner-Up to the White
Throated Sparrow.

Al Stokie
in Cook County today