Orland Grasslands Saturday 7-12-25

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

When I was covering all my grassland areas in June I missed a few
regular spots. One of those missed spots was the Orland Grasslands so
I went there today. Parked off 179th Street & went across 179th into
the grasslands on the bike trail to the old gravel road that is level
with 175th Street & all the way across to LaGrange Road. Along that
gravel road is where all the Henslow's Sparrows & the male Blue
Grosbeak were. Also picked up a Dog Tick there which had to be pried
off once I got home so check carefully if you go here.

Orland Grasslands (7:30-11 a.m.)

Great Blue Heron (1, roadside pond)
Wood Duck (4)
Mallard (5)
Killdeer (H-1)
Turkey Vulture (1, soaring)
Red Tailed Hawk (1)
Mourning Dove (5)
RUBY THROATED HUMMER (1)
Chimney Swift (4)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Flicker (2)
Eastern Pewee (H-1)
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Blue Jay (3)
Chickadee (H-1)
House Wren (H-2)
Tree Swallow (10-12)
Robin (~10)
Catbird (1)
Starling (3)
Warbling Vireo (H-2)
Common Yellowthroat (8)
Cardinal (4)
Indigo Bunting (1-M)
BLUE GROSBEAK (1-M, half blue & half brown)
Dicksissel (6)
Eastern Towhee (1-M)
Field Sparrow (8)
HENSLOW'S SPARROW (2 well seen & 2 heard only)
Song Sparrow (3)
Bobolink (H-1)
Eastern Meadowlark (3)
Red Wings (~20)
Cowbird (1-F)
Baltimore Oriole (1-M)
Goldfinch (4)
House Sparrow (5-6)

So 37 species at Orland Grasslands plus 3 roadside additions for a
day's total of 40 species.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the half blue half brown male Blue Grosbeak &
Runners-Up to the seen Henslow's Sparrows & the Hummingbird.

Al Stokie
In S.W. Cook County today