Goose Lake Prairie in Grundy County Saturday 6-13-26

[Al Stokie]

Hello Bird People,

Another visit to see breeding birds this time at Goose Lake Prairie in
Grundy County. Had the usual trouble with Deer Flies but survived ok.
Bob Erickson had a quick look at a Least Bittern but I was looking in
a different direction & missed that one.

Goose Lake Prairie (6:15-9:50 am)

D.C. Cormorant (3 fly-bys)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Great Egret (4)
Canada Goose (2 fly-bys)
Wood Duck (2)
Mallard (3)
Wild Turkey (1)
Ring Necked Pheasant (1 seen & 4 heard) (FOY seen)
Turkey Vulture (1 fly-by)
Sandhill Crane (H)
Killdeer (2)
Red Bellied Woodpecker (H-2)
Flicker (2)
Eastern Pewee (H-2)
Willow Flycatcher (4)
Eastern Kingbird (2)
Tree Swallow (2)
Barn Swallow (8)
Blue Jay (H-2)
House Wren (4)
Robin (~15)
Catbird (2)
Brown Thrasher (2)
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Starling (2)
BELL'S VIREO (3)
YELLOW BREASTED CHAT (3) (FOY)
Yellow Warbler (2)
Common Yellowthroat (6-8)
Cardinal (3)
Dickcissel (H-1)
Field Sparrow (4)
Song Sparrow (2)
Eastern Towhee (1)
Eastern Meadowlark (5)
Red Wings (8)
Grackles (10)
Cowbirds (8)
ORCHARD ORIOLE (1-M, singing)
Baltimore Oriole (3)
Goldfinch (5)
House Sparrow (1)

So 42 species at Goose Lake Prairie plus roadside Mourning Doves for a
day's total of 43.
Bird-Of-The-Day to the three Chats & Runners-Up to the Wild Turkey &
the male Orchard Oriole.

License Plate Of The Day to one from Quebec seen on I-55 on the way home.

Al Stokie
In Grundy County today