River Trail Nature Center, Lake Opeka & Axehad Lake Tuesday 3-3-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Back to close to home local birding. Started at River Trail N.C. for
land birds & then to Opeka & Axehead Lakes for water birds. Did ok but
saw nothing special.

River Trail Nature Center (8:50-10:15 am)

Canada Goose (8), Goldeneye (1-F) & Red Tailed Hawk (1) (Along the river)
Mourning Dove (4)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (3)
Downy Woodpecker (1-M)
Hairy Woodpecker (1-M & 1-F)
Flicker (H-1)
Blue Jay (2), Chickadee (1) & W.B. Nuthatch (2)
Robin (6, coming in for water)
Cardinal (3-M & 2-F)
Tree Sparrow (2)
WHITE THROATED SPARROW (4)
Junco (6)
Red Wings (3-M)
House Finch (4)
Goldfinch (8)
House Sparrow (~30)

Lake Opeka (11:35 am-12:05 pm)

Canada Goose (12) & Mallard (33)
Lesser Scaup (39)
Redhead (18)
Ring Necked Duck (16)
Goldeneye (18)
Common (1-PR) & Red Breasted (10) Mergansers
Ring Billed (14) & Herring (1) Gulls
Mourning Dove (2)
Cardinal (H-1) & House Sparrow (6-8)

Axehead Lake (12:15-12:25 pm)

Mallard (16)
Bufflehead (1-M)
Red Breasted Merganser (1-M)
Pigeons (~75)

So 30 species at my 3 locations plus 2 roadside additions for a total
of 32 species.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the White Throated Sparrows & Runner-Up to the Flicker.

Al Stokie
Local in Cook County today