Trip Report: Beginner Bird Walk - LaBagh Woods - 2013 June 15
Chris and Geoff Williamson led a nature walk to La Bagh Woods Forest Preserve along the Chicago River near where the Edens Expressway crosses Foster Avenue. The outing was sponsored by the Chicago Ornithological Society and the Chicago Group of the Sierra Club. The weather was a nice 64 degrees Fahrenheit, with east winds at 5 mph and cloudy skies. Toward the end of the outing some rain showers moved in and we were sprinkled on.
When all was said an done, we had observed 34 species of birds, 3 species mammals (aside from human beings and domestic dogs), 1 amphibian species, and 1 damselfly. Lists of those species along with the number observed are provided at the end of this report.
See list of species below and more photos on Geoff's website.
List of birds species, with number observed.
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 4 (1 adult female with 3 ducklings)
Mallard 10 (1 adult male, 3 adult females, 6 ducklings)Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2Ring-billed Gull 5
Caspian Tern 1Rock Pigeon 32
Chimney Swift 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 8Barn Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 38European Starling 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Indigo Bunting 1Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 4American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 7
List of mammal species, with number observed.
Eastern Chipmunk 5
Eastern Gray Squirrel 12Whitetail Deer 2 (doe with fawn)
List of amphibian species, with number observed.
Bullfrog 1 (heard calling)
List of damselfly/dragonfly species, with number observed.
Ebony Jewelwing 1