thomasmoconnor10Oct 12, 20211 minEarly Morning in Burnham Nature PreserveA nice quick early morning birding trip this weekend. We got to the Burnham Nature Sanctuary at 7:15 in the morning to quickly catch some...
thomasmoconnor10Sep 26, 20211 minA Year InA year after I started this blog, a lot has changed. I have seen almost 100 species of birds in the past year. Not a ton, but not an...
thomasmoconnor10Jul 5, 20211 minA Great July 4th WeekendToday was a nice summer’s day at Jackson park. A great start to an action packed July 4th weekend. A nice Saturday morning full of birds...
thomasmoconnor10Jul 5, 20211 minA Wondrous Sight (Plus a New Milestone!)Hello! I have had a very action-packed couple of days. I went birding on Saturday morning and saw something that I have never seen...
ThomasApr 12, 20211 minBobolink Meadows in the RainThe first very birdy day of the year for me. My mom and I birded the east end of Jackson Park in the bobolink meadows. Although most...
ThomasApr 12, 20211 minGalien RiverI have been busy the past two weeks. I went for my first real excursion of the year on the morning of the 21st. My family was staying in...
ThomasNov 22, 20201 minRedpolls!A mostly boring and cold day, with the highlight being some common redpolls we saw on the southern end of the East Lagoon. Redpolls are...
thomasmoconnor10Oct 15, 20202 minWarm October MorningOctober 10, 2020 Today I went to Jackson Park again. Every Saturday at 8 a.m. an expert bird guide leads a “bird walk” there. I...
thomasmoconnor10Sep 22, 20202 minA Beautiful Saturday Morning9/19/2020 On Saturday my parents and I went birding around Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. We were lucky with some great...
-Sep 7, 20203 minLabor Day at Montrose Point and Skokie LagoonsGreat blue heron, great birds, great friends.