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...
thomasmoconnor10
- Sep 26, 2021
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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, 2021
- 1 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2020
- 3 min
Labor Day at Montrose Point and Skokie Lagoons
Great blue heron, great birds, great friends.
