Recently I went on a trip to Montrose Point and North Pond, both in Chicago. At about 8:30 my uncle and I arrived at Montrose point, our first stop. As we started our walk, the first in interesting bird I saw we saw was a HOUSE WREN which is a common species. As we got closer to the beach where we will look for shorebirds, I found a YELLOW WARBLER and a BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHER in the same tree. I approached the beach and immediately saw my first SEMIPALIMATED PLOVER! Life bird 184! (Photo below)
At the same time, I also saw this SEMIPALIMATED SANDPIPER! life bird again!
Just minutes later I saw a juvenile SPOTTED SANDPIPER another common species I have seen here before, which I did not manage to photograph. After another quick walk through Montrose, we got in the car and headed for North Pond. I spotted many birds on our walk at North Pond, such as this juvenile BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON.
And this Male WOOD DUCK.
I saw many more herons, such as these 2 GREEN HERON. Adult green heron on left side, possible juvenile is on right side.
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And then this GREAT BLUE HERON a heron much larger than the green heron and also more common.
During the walk I saw 2 CASPIAN TERN and this DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT, a large black bird with an orange bill. (photo below)
Well, that concluded our wonderful birding trip to Montrose Point and North Pond. It was exiting adding two birds to my life list! thanks to my uncle for driving me. It was a great day of birding!!
Life List 185 ( 2 life birds that day)
Bird List For That Day
Rock pigeon 2
Semipalimated Plover 7 LIFE BIRD!
Semipalimated Sandpiper 1 LIFE BIRD
American Robin 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 1
Caspian tern 2
Ring Billed Gull 30
Black Capped Chickadee 5
Common Grackle 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mallard 5
Red Winged Blackbird 5
Barn Swallow 50
Cedar Waxwing 1
Killdeer 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
Mourning Dove 1
Canada Goose 15
European Starling 4
House Sparrow 2
House Wren 1
Birds Of North Pond
Green Heron 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Crowned Night Heron 6
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
Caspian Tern 2
Ring Billed Gull 3
Mallard 7
Double Crested Cormorant 1
Life List 185 ( 2 life birds that day)
Bird List For That Day
Rock pigeon 2
Semipalimated Plover 7 LIFE BIRD!
Semipalimated Sandpiper 1 LIFE BIRD
American Robin 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 1
Caspian tern 2
Ring Billed Gull 30
Black Capped Chickadee 5
Common Grackle 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mallard 5
Red Winged Blackbird 5
Barn Swallow 50
Cedar Waxwing 1
Killdeer 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 5
Mourning Dove 1
Canada Goose 15
European Starling 4
House Sparrow 2
House Wren 1
Birds Of North Pond
Green Heron 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Crowned Night Heron 6
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
Caspian Tern 2
Ring Billed Gull 3
Mallard 7
Double Crested Cormorant 1
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