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Location Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago
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Owner Robert Hughes

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  4 mi

Checklist Comments

Clear skies. Becoming warm by mid-morning. Light WSW winds. Good numbers of White-throated, White-crowned, and Swamp Sparrows and Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers. Notable numbers of Northern Watherthrushes and Gray Catbirds too. Many birds including Gray Catbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, White-throated, White-crowned, and Swamp Sparrows and a variety of warblers feeding on Diptera near the tops of leafing out trees.

Totals

101
Species Observed
+2 other taxa, 1,597 individuals
1
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  12

  2. Wood Duck

    Number observed:  6

  3. Mallard

    Number observed:  8

  4. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  50

  5. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed:  4

  6. Chimney Swift

    Number observed:  6

  7. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Number observed:  1

  8. Sora

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    A couple heard calling too

  9. Killdeer

    Number observed:  2

  10. Spotted Sandpiper

    Number observed:  10

  11. Lesser Yellowlegs

    Number observed:  1

  12. Sanderling

    Number observed:  2

  13. Dunlin

    Number observed:  3

  14. Least Sandpiper

    Number observed:  25

  15. Bonaparte's Gull

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    First cycle bird at the beach

  16. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  100

  17. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  3

  18. Caspian Tern

    Number observed:  40

  19. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  5

  20. Common Loon

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    The continuing adult bird in the harbor

  21. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  60

  22. Black-crowned Night Heron

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Group seen in flight heading south towards the golf course pond

  23. Green Heron

    Number observed:  3

  24. Great Egret

    Number observed:  4

    Details

    Flock of 4 flying south

  25. Great Blue Heron

    Number observed:  3

  26. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  1

  27. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

  28. Northern Flicker

    Number observed:  6

  29. American Kestrel

    Number observed:  1

  30. Least Flycatcher

    Number observed:  2

  31. Eastern Phoebe

    Number observed:  1

  32. White-eyed Vireo

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In the forbidden area on the east side of the Point. Feeding near the tops of trees! WEVI should be considered rare at Montrose.

  33. Warbling Vireo

    Number observed:  2

  34. Red-eyed Vireo

    Number observed:  1

  35. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  10

  36. American Crow

    Number observed:  4

  37. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  2

  38. Bank Swallow

    Number observed:  2

  39. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  8

  40. Purple Martin

    Number observed:  20

  41. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

    Number observed:  8

    Details

    Several exploring voids under the concrete fishing pier

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    N Visiting Probable Nest Site (Probable)

  42. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  10

  43. Cliff Swallow

    Number observed:  2

  44. swallow sp.

    Number observed:  30

  45. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  10

  46. Golden-crowned Kinglet

    Number observed:  1

  47. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Where are all the gnatcatchers? They should be fairly common now but I've hardly seen any.

  48. Northern House Wren

    Number observed:  3

  49. Marsh Wren

    Number observed:  1

  50. European Starling

    Number observed:  10

  51. Gray Catbird

    Number observed:  50

    Details

    Many feeding in the tops of trees

  52. Brown Thrasher

    Number observed:  1

  53. Veery

    Number observed:  1

  54. Gray-cheeked Thrush

    Number observed:  2

  55. Swainson's Thrush

    Number observed:  30

  56. Hermit Thrush

    Number observed:  2

  57. American Robin

    Number observed:  20

  58. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  12

  59. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  2

  60. Chipping Sparrow

    Number observed:  10

  61. Clay-colored Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  62. Field Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  63. Lark Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In the butterfly garden. Large sparrow with bold, chestnut head striping, unstreaked underparts, brown streaked back, pale base to primaries.

  64. Dark-eyed Junco

    Number observed:  1

  65. White-crowned Sparrow

    Number observed:  200

  66. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  150

  67. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed:  20

  68. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  69. Lincoln's Sparrow

    Number observed:  5

  70. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  100

    Details

    Several seen feeding the tops of trees

  71. Eastern Towhee

    Number observed:  6

  72. Yellow-breasted Chat

    Number observed:  1

  73. Yellow-headed Blackbird

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    At the east end of the Point. Blackbird with yellow head, throat, and breast. Seen feeding in the tops of trees with other passerines. Immature/second calendar year male - extensive yellow head but limited white in the primary coverts and brown feathers in the crown.

    Media

  74. Bobolink

    Number observed:  1

  75. Western/Eastern Meadowlark

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Unidentified meadowlark in the dunes. Not heard and seen only in flight.

  76. Orchard Oriole

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Immature male and (unaged) female

  77. Baltimore Oriole

    Number observed:  6

  78. Red-winged Blackbird

    Number observed:  150

    Details

    Many feeding in tree tops on midges/flies with other passerines

  79. Brown-headed Cowbird

    Number observed:  5

  80. Common Grackle

    Number observed:  50

  81. Ovenbird

    Number observed:  15

  82. Northern Waterthrush

    Number observed:  25

    Details

    Several feeding near the tops of trees

  83. Golden-winged Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Male at the far east end of the Point

  84. Black-and-white Warbler

    Number observed:  4

  85. Prothonotary Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Male at the far east end of the Point. Feeding near the tops of trees.

  86. Tennessee Warbler

    Number observed:  3

  87. Orange-crowned Warbler

    Number observed:  2

  88. Nashville Warbler

    Number observed:  3

  89. Common Yellowthroat

    Number observed:  4

  90. American Redstart

    Number observed:  2

  91. Magnolia Warbler

    Number observed:  2

  92. Bay-breasted Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  93. Blackburnian Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  94. Yellow Warbler

    Number observed:  8

  95. Chestnut-sided Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  96. Blackpoll Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  97. Palm Warbler

    Number observed:  80

  98. Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Number observed:  100

  99. Black-throated Green Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  100. Wilson's Warbler

    Number observed:  1

  101. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  6

  102. Rose-breasted Grosbeak

    Number observed:  1

  103. Indigo Bunting

    Number observed:  1
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