Category Archives: Wildlife

Every spring, the woods in our area are carpeted with these very pretty flowers — a noxious weed called Dame’s Rocket. While I was trying to take a photograph that captured the scene … … I noticed I was being … Continue reading →

Plan A — After supper, grab my binoculars and head to a local park to see what migration was doing. Why Plan A didn’t work — Just as I was about to leave the house, a thunderstorm rumbled through. Plan … Continue reading →

I left the house at 6:30 and headed west to Winnebago County. By the time I got out of the car at Sugar River Forest Preserve, I had 17 birds on my list: American Robin; Red-winged Blackbird; Common Grackle; Canada … Continue reading →

I stayed local today, starting at Baker’s Lake in Barrington at 7:15. Baker’s Lake isn’t a great place to bird, but it has the advantage of being open at dawn while Cook County forest preserves don’t open until 8:00 am. … Continue reading →

I started the day at Wadsworth Wetlands in northern Lake County, a narrow strip of forest preserve along the Des Plaines River. It is often a good place for shorebirds and a variety of other stuff. Today it was just … Continue reading →