A kind birder pointed this bird out to me during an afternoon's foray into Montrose Beach area two summers ago. It's a Ruddy Turnstone, alone,...
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This duck is one of the dabbling ducks (those that spring right from the water and that tip their bills while feeding) that frequent the Chicago...
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A flock of dowitchers taking off from Montrose Beach. I am not sure whether they're long- or short-billed dowitchers, most probably short-billed....
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About a year ago, there was a lone mute swan at Lincoln Park's North Pond. Such a beautiful bird. It was there at the end of winter, for about two...
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American coot is a common waterbird often mistaken for a duck. This one was swimming alone near the North Ave. Beach. They belong to the rail family...
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I've seen these birds in two places in the Chicago area - in Montrose Point and in the Chicago Botanic Garden (above). They're the largest of the...
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Caspian tern among ring-billed gulls, Montrose Beach The Caspian Tern is a large gull-like tern with a black cap, white body and brilliant thick red...
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A Northern Flicker foraging for food on the ground in Chicago's Lincoln Park. Northern flickers are large woodpeckers with beautiful brown plumage...
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The punk rocker of the bird world. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) at the North Pond in Lincoln ParkThis small wading bird is common in wet spots...
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