Wood Dale Reservoir & Itasca Wetlands Saturday 7-18-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Went with Luis M today to check on the mudflats at Wood Dale
Reservoir. And they seem to be in good shape & larger than they have
been before. But only common shorebirds were present so the bird
quality level was low. Maybe next time.

Wood Dale Reservoir (6:45-9:15 am)

Reservoir Only

D.C. Cormorant (1)
Great Blue Heron (4)
Great Egret (3)
Canada Goose (14)
Mallard (12)
Killdeer (16)
Spotted (2), Least (2) & Pectoral (1) Sandpipers
Ring Billed (2) & Herring (1) Gulls
Caspian Tern (11)
Rough Winged (1) & Barn (1) Swallows

Middle Pond

D.C. Cormorant (10) & Green Heron (2)

Itasca Wetlands

D,C. Cormorant (1 fly-by)
Great Blue Heron (1) & Great Egret (1)
Canada Goose (6), Wood Duck (4) & Mallard (15)
Killdeer (22)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
Spotted (1), Least (4) & Semipalmated (1) Sandpipers
Caspian Tern (11)

Landbirds

I had 17 species of common landbirds with the most interesting being
House Wren, Eastern Kingbird, Catbird & Indigo Bunting.

So 36 species for the day at Wood Dale plus 2 roadside additions for a
day's total of 38.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the nearby Osprey family (1-AD & 2 young) by the
school on Wood Dale Road. Runners-Up to the 2 Green Herons & all those
Caspian Terns including young ones.

Al Stokie
In DuPage County today not finding anything special