SVAS had our third Saturday morning bird walk of the season on this past Saturday. Highlights included the return of many of our neotropical migrants - Baltimore Oriole, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Northern Parula, American Restart and an unexpected Mourning Warbler. We also observed nesting and nest building behavior in birds such as American Robin, Blue Gray Gnatcatcher and Song Sparrow. Our next walk is tomorrow (5/8) at the Marina at 5:30 PM and our next Saturday walk is this coming Saturday at 7:30 AM at the Hinsdale Setbacks. If anyone would like me to send the list to them via eBird, please just respond to this e-mail, or message the SVAS account on
Facebook or Twitter and provide me with your eBird user name or e-mail address associated with the account. The
complete list and some photos are below:
Date: 5/5/18
Protocol: Traveling
Party Size: 11
Duration: 3 hours, 26 minutes
Distance: 1.3 miles
Species Count
Canada Goose X
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 18
gull sp. 0
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Least Flycatcher X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo X
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch
Facebook or Twitter and provide me with your eBird user name or e-mail address associated with the account. The
complete list and some photos are below:
Date: 5/5/18
Protocol: Traveling
Party Size: 11
Duration: 3 hours, 26 minutes
Distance: 1.3 miles
Species Count
Canada Goose X
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 18
gull sp. 0
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Least Flycatcher X
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo X
Blue Jay 1
Fish Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat X
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Field Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch
