Calumet Park Sunday 11-9-25

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Tough day today with the wind and snow flurries. Saw on Discord that
folks were still seeing the Solitaire in the morning so I changed
plans from the hawk watch to Calumet Park. Arrived at about 10 am &
spent 2 hours with Doug Stotz & Scott Lattimer but we could not
relocate the Solitaire. Then Sammy C showed up & within 10 min he
found the Solitaire in a different berry tree than it had been seen in
yesterday. Turns out we had been looking in a spot where it was no
longer frequenting. Soon we were joined by Jayne L & 2 others & we all
had good looks at the target bird although, as usual, it took me a lot
longer than the others to get those good looks. Unfortunately both
Scott & Doug had left before Sammy found the bird & were unable to
return.

Calumet Park (10 am-12:30 pm)

D.C. Cormorant (1)
TUNDRA SWAN (2-AD photos show the yellow lores & 2 young ones which
were probably Tundra's as well)
Canada Goose (~250 in scattered flocks)
SNOW GOOSE (1, a white one)
Ring Billed (18) & Herring (4) Gulls
Crows (6)
Robin (~20)
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE (1, continuing from yesterday)
Starling (25, all in one flock)
Cardinal (20-25)
Tree Sparrow (1)
White Throated Sparrow (2)
Junco (8)
House Finch (2)
Goldfinch (4)

So 16 species at Cal Park plus roadside Pigeons for a day's total of 17.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the Townsend's Solitaire & Runners-Up to the Swans
& the Snow Goose.
Thanks go to Sammy & Jayne for help in seeing the Solitaire!

License Plate Of The Day to one from Montana.

Al Stokie
In south Cook County today