MARCH 2008

Report from Pat Bluhm:

Place= Goose Lake Prairie Morris, IL
date= 3-25-08
30 Common Snipe.  4 Sandhill Cranes on the prairie. 1 Savannah Sparrow.

Also

Place= Channahon, IL
date= 3-28-08
Notes= 12 American White Pelicans over the house. Some sandhills ,too.

Fran Phillips reports the following from Turtle Lake in Plainfield March 24:

Common loon, Mute swans, Great White Egret. Great Blue Herons, Double Crested
Cormorants, Redtail hawk, and more.

In the fields southeast of Morris yesterday there were large flocks of "blackbirds", Red-winged blackbirds, Grackles, and Brown-headed cowbirds. I spotted at least a few thousand in the fields and overhead.

Many have been seen in my backyard today as well.

Bill

Seen at the "wide waters" area in Channahon (Des Plaines River) by Pat Bluhm:

Midday on March 3rd and 4th

Scaup, Wood ducks, Shovelers, Common Merganers, Hooded Mergansers, Canvasbacks, Ruddy
ducks, Goldeneyes, Gadwalls, Coots, Mallards and Buffleheads

Pat Bluhm reports from Channahon:

3-3-08  10am
Red-headed woodpecker on my peanut feeder.