Early Morning in Burnham Nature Preserve
A 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...
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thomasmoconnor10
Sep 26, 20211 min
A Year In
A 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...
thomasmoconnor10
Jul 4, 20211 min
A Great July 4th Weekend
Today 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...
thomasmoconnor10
Jul 4, 20211 min
A 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...
Thomas
Apr 11, 20211 min
Bobolink Meadows in the Rain
The 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...
Thomas
Apr 11, 20211 min
Galien River
I 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...
Thomas
Nov 21, 20201 min
Redpolls!
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...
thomasmoconnor10
Oct 14, 20202 min
Warm October Morning
October 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...
thomasmoconnor10
Sep 21, 20202 min
A Beautiful Saturday Morning
9/19/2020 On Saturday my parents and I went birding around Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. We were lucky with some great...
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Sep 7, 20203 min
Labor Day at Montrose Point and Skokie Lagoons
Great blue heron, great birds, great friends.
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