Montrose Beach & Hedge Area Thursday 10-23-25

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Yesterday's Saw Whet Owl was a no show today or at least no one could find it.
But the lone White Fronted Goose was still around & I saw my 1st
Dunlin of the Fall thanks to Terry W & Tarik. Bird numbers overall
were down from before with the most common land bird being Hermit
Thrushes.

Montrose (7:45-11 am)

Canada Goose (~250)
WHITE FRONTED GOOSE (1)
Mallard (1-M)
Coots (5)
Dunlin (1 fly-by, 1st of the Fall for me)
Ring Billed Gull (only 15)
Herring Gull (3-AD)
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Peregrine (1 fly-by)
Rock Pigeon (5)
Downy Woodpecker (2)
Eastern Phoebe (1)
Crows (2)
Chickadee (2)
Ruby Crowned Kinglet (4)
Golden Crowned Kinglet (2)
Hermit Thrush (15-18)
Robin (3)
Catbird (H-1)
Starling (~12)
Yellow Rumped Myrtle Warbler (2)
Cardinal (3)
Eastern Towhee (1-M)
White Crowned Sparrow (9)
White Throated Sparrow (5)
Junco (~15)
Goldfinch (4-5)
House Sparrow (10)

So 28 species for the day at Montrose with no roadside add-ons.
Bird-Of-The-Day will be the White Fronted Goose & Runners-Up
will be the Dunlin & the Eastern Phoebe.

License Plate Of The Day will be one from Nevada.

Al Stokie
At Montrose in Cook County today