Fort Sheridan Hawk Watch Wednesday 10-22-25

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People, 

Another day another Hawk Watch! This one at Ft Sheridan & I saw 10 species of raptors with the best being one Swainson's Hawk which flew by at about 10:30 am. I was glad to see that hawk as I had just missed one by five min on Sunday. 

The other 9 raptors seen today were Turkey Vultures (lots), Sharp Shinned Hawks (also lots), Cooper's Hawks (2), Harriers (2), Bald Eagle (1), Red Shouldered Hawk (2), Red Tailed Hawk (lots), Merlin (2) & Peregrine (1). As always my totals were only a small portion of what the official counters saw. 

But perhaps an even better sighting than the Swainson's Hawk was a White Faced/Glossy Ibis which flew by two hours later. It was a young bird so even the photos taken could not prove which species it was. Maybe some of the photos will show (when blown up) if it had a red eye or not. 

Bird-Of-The-Day will be a tie between the Swainson's Hawk & the Dark Ibis. 

Al Stokie 

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