Another Failed Attempt For Winter Finches at the Botanic Garden Thursday 11-6-25

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Tried again but found no Purple Finches, Siskins or Redpolls at the
Garden today. Lots of Goldfinches but that was all feeding in the
Birch trees. At least there were a few migrant duck species here
today.

Chicago Botanic Garden (7:30-11:45 am)

P.B. Grebe (1, been here for a month now)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Canada Goose (171, most at the B. Brown Pond)
Wood Duck (9)
Mallard (23)
Gadwall (1-PR)
Green Winged Teal (~10)
Hooded Merganser (1-PR)
Cooper's Hawk (1)
Red Tailed Hawk (2)
Killdeer (1)
Mourning Dove (2)
Kingfisher (1)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (1)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Blue Jay (6)
Chickadee (4)
Red Breasted Nuthatch (4, in the same tree)
White Breasted Nuthatch (H-1)
Brown Creeper (1)
Robin (~25)
Starling (26)
Yellow Rumped Myrtle Warbler (1)
Cardinal (2-M & 1-F)
Tree Sparrow (2)
White Crowned Sparrow (2)
White Throated Sparrow (6)
Junco (18)
Red Winged Blackbird (2-M)
House Finch (2)
Goldfinch (16)
House Sparrow (8)

So 32 species for the day at the CBG plus roadside Pigeons for a day's
total of 33.
Bird-Of-The-Day & Fancy Pants Bird Of The Day to the male Hooded Merganser.
Runners-Up to the 4 Red Breasted Nuthatches & the one Brown Creeper.

Al Stokie
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