3.25.23 Jackson Park and Bridgeport, Chicago, IL

This Cooper's hawk was seen near Guaranteed Rate Field Parking lot F in Bridgeport, IL. On April 9th, 2023, we went to lot F and found the wings and down feathers of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker on the bricks, so we think that this hawk might have left those wings, has a taste for woodpeckers, and was looking for some in this tree.

Common Goldeneye, while they can be found in most of the U.S., nest in boreal forests in Canada and Alaska.

Canada goose

Canada goose

There are many types of robins, some of the more colorful ones being Flame, Blue-fronted, Green-backed, and Yellow-bellied robins.

Canada geese

Soccer field of gulls

Common Mergansers, like Common Goldeneye, nest in northern North America, so if you live there, you might see them with their fuzzy chicks in shallow waters of rocks.

Red-breasted merganser

Red-breasted mergansers and Common mergansers

There are many species of grebe, including Australasian, White-tufted, and Horned (like this one) Grebes.

Robin

Robin

Robin

If you look closely, you can see that there are Common Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, and two Mallards near the front.

Mallard