Category Archives: Wildlife

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 →

rana catesbeiana Monday, May 5, 2008 — 8:35 am Cary, Illinois — Fel-Pro Conservation Area I’ve seen Bullfrogs many times before but, for some reason, never got around to positively identifying one. I was walking around the west pond at … Continue reading →

Thing #25: Photograph a Monk Parakeet nesting colony. We drove southwest from Norwood Park to Elmhurst. We missed a couple more turns on the way, and traffic was lousy, but we arrived eventually. The huge stick nests were still there. … Continue reading →

gavia (seabird) stellata (starred, for the white speckling on the back in winter plumage) Monday, January 8, 2007 — 12:15 pm Winthrop Harbor, Illinois — North Point Marina — Lake Michigan I’ve kept my eyes open for Red-throated Loons in … Continue reading →

calidris (from kalidris, a speckled water bird) maritima (of the sea) Monday, January 8, 2007 — 10:15 am Waukegan, Illinois — Waukegan Harbour — Lake Michigan Purple Sandpipers are reported from the Waukegan area about every other winter. They’re usually … Continue reading →