Nachusa

I spent invested the first Saturday in June birding at Nachusa Grasslands and Franklin Creek State Natural Area. The weather could not have been more pleasant and the birds were active.

Here’s what I saw and/or heard. (The first 30 were at Nachusa, the rest at Franklin Creek or along the road.)

1. Song Sparrow
2. Dickcissel
3. Red-winged Blackbird
4. Northern Mockingbird
5. Cedar Waxwing
6. Brown Thrasher
7. Eastern Meadowlark
8. Great Egret
9. Turkey Vulture
10. Henslow’s Sparrow
11. Willow Flycatcher
12. Bobolink
13. Field Sparrow
14. Grasshopper Sparrow
15. Ring-necked Pheasant
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Cliff Swallow
18. Lark Sparrow
19. Brown-headed Cowbird
20. Killdeer
21. Gray Catbird
22. Eastern Bluebird
23. Red-tailed Hawk
24. Indigo Bunting
25. Blue Jay
26. Northern Cardinal
27. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
28. White-breasted Nuthatch
29. Eastern Kingbird
30. Great Blue Heron
31. Chimney Swift
32. Barn Swallow
33. Belted Kingfisher
34. Eastern Wood-Pewee
35. Wood Thrush
36. Red-headed Woodpecker
37. Baltimore Oriole
38. House Wren
39. Red-eyed Vireo
40. Warbling Vireo
41. American Crow
42. Mourning Dove
43. Black-capped Chickadee