Illinois Beach State Park South Unit Monday 7-6-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Dan M had a Loggerhead Shrike here but 3 good birders could not
relocate it in spite of a careful search just 30 min to an hour later.
Still, I thought I should try again & see if it was back today.
Went with Andy Stewart for almost 3 hours but saw no Shrikes. Did see
a couple of interesting birds though plus 2 Dragonflies & a few
Butterflies as well.

Illinois Beach South Unit (7:10-10:15 am)

Kestrel (2)
Killdeer (1)
Ring Billed (~75) & Herring (2) Gulls
Caspian Tern (1)
Mourning Dove (2)
Flicker (3)
Eastern Pewee (2)
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Eastern Kingbird (3)
Tree (1), Bank (~15) & Barn (1) Swallows
Blue Jay (1)
Chickadee (1)
House Wren (3)
Eastern Bluebird (3)
Robin (~10)
Cedar Waxwing (2)
Starling (4)
Warbling Vireo (2)
Common Yellowthroat (3)
Cardinal (1-M)
BLUE GROSBEAK (1, singing)
Indigo Bunting (1)
Eastern Towhee (2)
Field Sparrow (4)
Red Wings (~10), Grackles (2) & Cowbirds (1-PR)
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD (4)
Goldfinch (2

So 32 species today at Illinois Beach South plus 2 roadside additions
for a day's total of 34.
Bird-Of-The-Day will be the Blue Grosbeak & Runner-Up will be the
Brewer's Blackbirds.

Al Stokie
In Lake County today