Birds at Banner Marsh, East Access and Bell's Landing

Canada Geese and Horned Larks on the road leading to Bell's Landing at Banner Marsh.

Horned Larks, cropped.

Horned Lark in flight.

Wilson's Snipe, listed as Common Snipe in Sibley's. We watched him feeding for quite a while at Bell's Landing, Banner Marsh.

Wilson's Snipe with bill exposed.

Greater Yellowlegs 1.

Greater Yellowlegs 2.

Red-tailed Hawk. He was sitting in a tree directly in front of the car as we left the East Access. I took this photo through the windshield of the car. Then I attempted to get out of the car to get a better photograph.

Flying away.

American Coots were everywhere, hundreds of them, at East Accees, Banner Marsh.

One of the two Great Blue Herons flying around looking for the right spot to land.

Gulls and a Coot.

Birds at Banner Marsh, Bell's Landing.

Mute Swans at Bell's Landing, keeping an eye on me.

Mute Swans at Bell's Landing, talking to me.

Sparrows at Cooper Park and Forest Park

Song Sparrows were mixed with the other small brown jobs at Cooper Park last Wednesday afternoon, just before the clouds and rain moved in.

Song Sparrow # 2.

White-throated Sparrow # 1.

White-throated Sparrow # 2.

White-throated Sparrow # 3.

Fox Sparrows were abundant.

Fox Sparrow # 2.

Fox Sparrow # 3.

Chickadee in the Brush.

Goldfinch landing.

Chickadee flying in for some bugs on the leaves.

Birds at Forest Park

Golden-crowned Kinglet hiding in the leaves.

Yellow-rumped Warbler showing his yellow rump.

Tufted Titmouse.

Robin Bath 1.

Robin Bath 2.

Robin Bath 3.

White-crowned Sparrow.

Downy Woodpecker.

Red-winged Blackbirds.

Eastern Phoebe.

Yellow Chestnut Oak.

Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Purple Cone Flower, one of the few remaining at Forest Park.

Banner Marsh, Bell's Landing

View from the Dike between Bell's Landing and the Illinois River.

Tree Swallows were everywhere at Banner Marsh, Bell's Landing on Monday Morning. Thousands of swallows swarmed over the lakes.

Tree Swallows resting briefly.

Great Blue Heron.

Turkey flush. He startled me as we walked down the dike at Bell's Landing.

Turkey flush, on the wing.

Common Grackle. One of thousands of blackbirds at the marshon Monday morning.

Praying Mantis hiding in the grass.

Milkweed bursting forth with seed.

Common Whitetail Dragonfly.

Cooper Park and Spindler Marina

Sparrows and other small birds

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