Trip Report: North Pond Bird Walk - 2013 June 5

The 425th edition of the Chicago Ornithological Society's North Pond Bird Walk took place Wednesday, 5 June 2013 at North Pond in Chicago's Lincoln Park.  We tallied 43 species.

There are still a few lingering migrants in thepark.  Some that we recorded were EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, YELLOW-BELLIEDFLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, andSWAINSON'S THRUSH.  Late migrating warblers included a MOURNING WARBLER, a nice male BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (singing his head off,  too), and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, plus also three COMMON YELLOWTHROATS and two YELLOW WARBLERS.   There was also one PINE SISKIN.

The CANADA GEESE, WOOD DUCKS, and MALLARDS have all produced young, and there are still a few fresh broods showing up.  Juvenile EUROPEAN STARLINGS are filling the air with their begging calls.  A couple of us heard what sounded like Fish Crows; we presume these were likely young American Crows, but we weren't able to track down the source.

After this week's walk I found an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER at the AlfredCaldwell Lily Pool just across Fullerton Ave from North
Pond.  Just after, I bumped into Ward Boulton and Rob Wells, who had  also located the same bird.

The species list appears below.

Good birding,
Geoff Williamson
Chicago (Cook County)

Lincoln Park--North Pond (Chicago), Cook, US-IL
Jun 5, 2013 7:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments:     North Pond Bird Walk (sponsored by Chicago Ornithological Society), 7:00 - 8:45am, 60 deg F, winds ECE at 15
kilometers per hour, partly cloudy skies, 28 participants, 0.8 miles walked.
43 species ( 2 other taxa)

Graylag Goose (Domestic type)  2
Canada Goose119     with groups of 5 and 4 young
Wood Duck14     with groups of 2 and 4 young
Mallard16     with two groups of 1 young each
Mallard (Domestic type)  3

Green Heron2
Black-crowned Night-Heron5     4 adults, one SY bird

Ring-billed Gull8
Herring Gull3
Caspian Tern1

Rock Pigeon7
Mourning Dove1

Chimney Swift14

Downy Woodpecker1
Northern Flicker1

American Kestrel1    male

Eastern Wood-Pewee1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher1
Alder Flycatcher1
Great Crested Flycatcher1

Warbling Vireo1
Red-eyed Vireo1

Blue Jay1
American Crow2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow3
Barn Swallow4

Black-capped Chickadee1

Swainson"s Thrush1
American Robin5

Gray Catbird1

European Starling50     including many juveniles

Mourning Warbler1
Common Yellowthroat3
Bay-breasted Warbler1     male
Yellow Warbler2
Black-throated Green Warbler1

Song Sparrow1

Northern Cardinal4

Red-winged Blackbird12
Common Grackle2
Baltimore Oriole1

House Finch2     males
Pine Siskin1
American Goldfinch3

House Sparrow27