eBird data for our block in south Oak Park December 16, 2009

This page includes four kinds of lists and tables of bird species seen and heard on our block (mostly out our back window):

• The birds we saw during our most recent observations
• The birds we’ve seen during the current month
• The birds we’ve seen so far in 2009
• The birds we saw during calendar year 2008

Please scroll down to see the lists that interest you.

OUR MOST RECENT OBSERVATIONS

Observation date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, before sunrise to after sunset.

Number of species:     11

Rock Pigeon     10

Mourning Dove     4

Hairy Woodpecker     1

Black-capped Chickadee     2

White-breasted Nuthatch     1

European Starling     1

Dark-eyed Junco     4

Northern Cardinal     2

House Finch     12

American Goldfinch     12

House Sparrow     25

Back and some front yard. Low teens to 20s, lost of sun with cloudy intervals.

Most of the Pigeons were in a flyby flock; one sat on the alley wire for awhile. The Mourning Doves hung around from before sunrise to after sunset. The Hairy Woodpecker was heard from the front yard, as was the Starling. The White-breasted Nuthatch was heard/seen in backyard trees.<br>The Starling was singing.

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org/bcn)

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BIRDS SEEN SO FAR DURING DECEMBER, 2009:

Report Details

Date range: Dec 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009 Total # of Species: 19 Total # of Checklists: 13 Location(s): Oak Park 1000 Block S Elmwood

Summary Dec 1-5 Dec 6-10 Dec 11-15 Dec 16-20 Dec 21-25 Dec 26-31 Number of Species 13 17 15 11 – – Number of Individuals 357 568 392 74 – – Number of Checklists 4 4 4 1 – –

Highest Count for a Species (sample size) Species Name Dec 1-5 Dec 6-10 Dec 11-15 Dec 16-20 Dec 21-25 Dec 26-31 Canada Goose – 140 (1) – – – – Cooper’s Hawk 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) – – – gull sp. – 1 (1) – – – – Rock Pigeon 15 (4) 4 (4) 12 (3) 10 (1) – – Mourning Dove 20 (4) 7 (4) 8 (4) 4 (1) – – Downy Woodpecker – 1 (3) 1 (2) – – – Hairy Woodpecker 1 (3) 1 (4) 1 (1) 1 (1) – – Blue Jay 1 (4) 2 (1) 2 (3) – – – Black-capped Chickadee 1 (2) 2 (4) 2 (4) 2 (1) – – White-breasted Nuthatch – 1 (1) – 1 (1) – – American Robin 8 (2) – 1 (1) – – – European Starling 18 (2) 3 (2) 8 (3) 1 (1) – – American Tree Sparrow – – 5 (2) – – – Dark-eyed Junco 18 (4) 18 (4) 12 (4) 4 (1) – – Northern Cardinal 3 (4) 2 (4) 2 (4) 2 (1) – – Purple Finch – 1 (1) – – – – House Finch 14 (4) 35 (4) 36 (4) 12 (1) – – American Goldfinch 12 (4) 20 (4) 16 (4) 12 (1) – – House Sparrow 50 (4) 45 (4) 40 (4) 25 (1) – –

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BIRDS SEEN SO FAR DURING 2009:

Report Details

Date range: Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009 Total # of Species: 87 Total # of Checklists: 275 Location(s): Oak Park 1000 Block S Elmwood

Summary Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Number of Species 17 16 25 52 59 21 17 20 26 29 21 19 Number of Individuals 2,864 1,798 1,561 1,489 1,033 860 596 753 1,430 1,528 1,469 1,391 Number of Checklists 24 25 26 27 20 25 19 20 28 24 24 13

Highest Count for a Species (sample size) Species Name Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Canada Goose – 10 (2) 45 (2) 5 (1) 1 (1) – – – 5 (2) 10 (3) 20 (1) 140 (1) Great Blue Heron – – – 1 (1) – – – – 1 (2) – – – Turkey Vulture – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (2) – – 1 (1) – – – – – 1 (2) – – Cooper’s Hawk 1 (2) 1 (4) 2 (4) – – – 1 (1) – – 1 (4) 2 (8) 1 (3) Accipiter sp. – – – – – – – – – 1 (1) – – American Kestrel – – – 1 (1) – – – 1 (4) 1 (2) – – – Ring-billed Gull – – 1 (1) 1 (5) 3 (6) 1 (5) 1 (1) 4 (4) 3 (5) 2 (1) 2 (4) – gull sp. – 1 (1) 4 (15) 3 (7) – – – – – – – 1 (1) Rock Pigeon 25 (24) 25 (23) 20 (26) 12 (26) 14 (18) 21 (22) 22 (18) 22 (20) 30 (28) 45 (24) 25 (23) 15 (12) Eurasian Collared-Dove – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Mourning Dove 10 (24) 12 (18) 4 (24) 5 (24) 4 (18) 3 (19) 2 (12) 2 (12) 4 (20) 4 (21) 3 (20) 20 (13) Monk Parakeet – – 2 (2) 1 (3) – – – – – – – – Common Nighthawk – – – – – – – 3 (5) 4 (7) – – – Chimney Swift – – – 5 (2) 2 (16) 3 (22) 4 (11) 42 (8) 65 (15) 3 (7) – – Red-headed Woodpecker – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Red-bellied Woodpecker – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Downy Woodpecker 2 (19) 2 (10) 2 (19) 2 (24) 2 (16) 2 (18) 2 (10) 1 (15) 1 (25) 2 (18) 1 (13) 1 (5) Hairy Woodpecker 1 (1) – 1 (3) 1 (2) 1 (1) – – 1 (2) 1 (4) 2 (7) 1 (16) 1 (9) Northern Flicker 1 (1) – – 1 (2) – – – 1 (1) 1 (2) – – – Eastern Wood-Pewee – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Warbling Vireo – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Philadelphia Vireo – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Red-eyed Vireo – – – – 1 (3) 1 (1) – – – – – – Blue Jay 2 (7) 1 (4) 2 (8) 4 (5) 3 (17) 3 (14) 3 (17) 3 (18) 4 (28) 4 (24) 3 (23) 2 (8) American Crow – 1 (2) 3 (6) 2 (6) 2 (4) – – 1 (1) 1 (2) 8 (4) 18 (4) – Barn Swallow – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Black-capped Chickadee 2 (11) 2 (10) 2 (13) 1 (7) 2 (6) 1 (1) 2 (5) 2 (15) 2 (25) 2 (23) 3 (16) 2 (11) White-breasted Nuthatch – – – – – – – – – 1 (1) 1 (3) 1 (2) Brown Creeper – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – – House Wren – – – – 1 (11) 3 (13) 1 (9) – – – – – Golden-crowned Kinglet – – 4 (1) 1 (1) – – – – – 4 (6) 1 (1) – Ruby-crowned Kinglet – – – 3 (2) 2 (3) – – – – 1 (2) – – Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – Veery – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Gray-cheeked Thrush – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Swainson’s Thrush – – – 2 (1) 1 (11) – – – 3 (15) – – – Hermit Thrush – – – – – – – – – 1 (1) – – American Robin – – 5 (23) 6 (27) 5 (18) 4 (22) 4 (18) 4 (11) 5 (24) 30 (16) 2 (3) 8 (3) Gray Catbird – – – 1 (1) 1 (6) 1 (11) 1 (4) 1 (1) 1 (2) – – – European Starling 1 (2) 3 (6) 8 (20) 8 (16) 7 (18) 4 (11) 4 (12) 3 (6) 25 (16) 23 (16) 33 (17) 18 (8) Cedar Waxwing – – – – – 2 (4) – – – – – – Tennessee Warbler – – – 1 (1) 3 (9) – – – – – – – Orange-crowned Warbler – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – – Nashville Warbler – – – – 4 (8) – – – – – – – Yellow Warbler – – – 2 (3) 2 (9) – – – – – – – Chestnut-sided Warbler – – – 1 (1) 3 (5) – – – – – – – Magnolia Warbler – – – – 2 (3) – – – – – – – Cape May Warbler – – – – 1 (4) – – – – – – – Yellow-rumped Warbler – – – 30 (5) 7 (4) – – – – 2 (8) – – Black-throated Green Warbler – – – – 1 (3) – – – – – – – Pine Warbler – – – 3 (3) – – – – – – – – Palm Warbler – – – 8 (4) 3 (6) – – – 1 (5) – – – Bay-breasted Warbler – – – – 1 (1) – – – 1 (1) – – – Blackpoll Warbler – – – 1 (1) 1 (2) – – – – – – – Cerulean Warbler – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Black-and-white Warbler – – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – American Redstart – – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – Northern Waterthrush – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Common Yellowthroat – – – – 1 (3) – – – – – – – Wilson’s Warbler – – – – 2 (3) – – – – – – – Scarlet Tanager – – – – 3 (1) – – – – – – – Eastern Towhee – – – 1 (4) 2 (6) – – – – – – – American Tree Sparrow 1 (2) – – – – – – – – – – 5 (2) Chipping Sparrow – – – 4 (9) 5 (2) – – – – 1 (1) – – Savannah Sparrow – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Fox Sparrow – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – 1 (1) – Song Sparrow – – 3 (8) 1 (8) 1 (1) – – – – 1 (8) – – White-throated Sparrow – – – 5 (7) 6 (4) – – – 1 (1) 2 (8) 1 (1) – White-crowned Sparrow – – – 2 (4) 2 (3) – – – – 1 (4) – – Dark-eyed Junco 23 (24) 22 (21) 12 (25) 8 (22) – – – – – 1 (3) 12 (22) 18 (13) Northern Cardinal 9 (24) 6 (22) 2 (25) 2 (24) 3 (18) 3 (22) 2 (18) 3 (20) 4 (28) 4 (24) 2 (23) 3 (13) Rose-breasted Grosbeak – – – – 1 (4) 1 (1) – – – – – – Indigo Bunting – – – – 2 (1) – – – – – – – Dickcissel – – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – Red-winged Blackbird – – 1 (3) 2 (6) 3 (18) 2 (15) – – – – – – Common Grackle – – 18 (20) 14 (26) 3 (18) 30 (22) 1 (3) 1 (3) 2 (2) – – – Brown-headed Cowbird – – 1 (2) 4 (7) – – – – – – – – Orchard Oriole – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Baltimore Oriole – – – – 3 (6) – – – – – – – Purple Finch – – 1 (2) 3 (4) – – – – – – – 1 (1) House Finch 40 (24) 32 (23) 21 (25) 12 (27) 8 (18) 4 (14) 3 (6) 4 (16) 3 (20) 7 (21) 19 (24) 36 (13) Common Redpoll 1 (2) 1 (1) – – – – – – – – – – Pine Siskin – – – 2 (1) 3 (5) – – – – – – – American Goldfinch 19 (24) 29 (22) 19 (26) 23 (27) 14 (13) 2 (12) 2 (10) 4 (19) 3 (15) 2 (11) 13 (23) 20 (13) House Sparrow 75 (24) 50 (23) 30 (26) 20 (27) 19 (18) 11 (22) 10 (18) 16 (20) 22 (28) 50 (24) 40 (24) 50 (13)

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2008 YEAR LIST FOR OUR BLOCK IN SOUTH OAK PARK

This is a list of all the bird species we saw on our block from January through December, 2008.

Some bird species are seen here year round, like Cardinals, Downy Woodpeckers, and American Goldfinches. Some species come for the summer, like House Wrens and Gray Catbirds. A few species come to spend the winter, like Sharp-shinned Hawk and Dark-eyed Juncos. But most of the species on this list migrate through in spring or fall.

Total number of species we saw on our block during 2008: 78

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Canada Goose

Mallard

Turkey Vulture

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

American Kestrel

Ring-billed Gull

Rock Pigeon

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Mourning Dove

Monk Parakeet

Common Nighthawk

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Least Flycatcher

Warbling Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Barn Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

House Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

Blue-winged Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Palm Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Ovenbird

Common Yellowthroat

Canada Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Eastern Towhee

American Tree Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Red-winged Blackbird

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird

Baltimore Oriole

Purple Finch

House Finch

Hoary Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

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Report Details

Date range: Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009 Total # of Species: 82 Total # of Checklists: 124 Location(s): Oak Park 1000 Block S Elmwood

Summary Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Number of Species 17 16 25 52 59 16 – – – – – – Number of Individuals 2,864 1,798 1,561 1,489 1,033 73 – – – – – – Number of Checklists 24 25 26 27 20 2 – – – – – –

Highest Count for a Species (sample size) Hide Sample Size Species Name Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Canada Goose – 10 (2) 45 (2) 5 (1) 1 (1) – – – – – – – Great Blue Heron – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Turkey Vulture – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (2) – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Cooper’s Hawk 1 (2) 1 (4) 2 (4) – – – – – – – – – American Kestrel – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Ring-billed Gull – – 1 (1) 1 (5) 3 (6) – – – – – – – gull sp. – 1 (1) 4 (15) 3 (7) – – – – – – – – Rock Pigeon 25 (24) 25 (23) 20 (26) 12 (26) 14 (18) 11 (2) – – – – – – Eurasian Collared-Dove – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Mourning Dove 10 (24) 12 (18) 4 (24) 5 (24) 4 (18) 2 (2) – – – – – – Monk Parakeet – – 2 (2) 1 (3) – – – – – – – – Chimney Swift – – – 5 (2) 2 (16) 1 (2) – – – – – – Red-headed Woodpecker – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Red-bellied Woodpecker – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Downy Woodpecker 2 (19) 2 (10) 2 (19) 2 (24) 2 (16) 1 (2) – – – – – – Hairy Woodpecker 1 (1) – 1 (3) 1 (2) 1 (1) – – – – – – – Northern Flicker 1 (1) – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – – Eastern Wood-Pewee – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Warbling Vireo – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Philadelphia Vireo – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Red-eyed Vireo – – – – 1 (3) – – – – – – – Blue Jay 2 (7) 1 (4) 2 (8) 4 (5) 3 (17) 1 (1) – – – – – – American Crow – 1 (2) 3 (6) 2 (6) 2 (4) – – – – – – – Barn Swallow – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Black-capped Chickadee 2 (11) 2 (10) 2 (13) 1 (7) 2 (6) – – – – – – – Brown Creeper – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – – House Wren – – – – 1 (11) – – – – – – – Golden-crowned Kinglet – – 4 (1) 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Ruby-crowned Kinglet – – – 3 (2) 2 (3) – – – – – – – Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – Veery – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Gray-cheeked Thrush – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Swainson’s Thrush – – – 2 (1) 1 (11) – – – – – – – American Robin – – 5 (23) 6 (27) 5 (18) 3 (2) – – – – – – Gray Catbird – – – 1 (1) 1 (6) 1 (2) – – – – – – European Starling 1 (2) 3 (6) 8 (20) 8 (16) 7 (18) 2 (2) – – – – – – Tennessee Warbler – – – 1 (1) 3 (9) – – – – – – – Orange-crowned Warbler – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – – Nashville Warbler – – – – 4 (8) – – – – – – – Yellow Warbler – – – 2 (3) 2 (9) – – – – – – – Chestnut-sided Warbler – – – 1 (1) 3 (5) – – – – – – – Magnolia Warbler – – – – 2 (3) – – – – – – – Cape May Warbler – – – – 1 (4) – – – – – – – Yellow-rumped Warbler – – – 30 (5) 7 (4) – – – – – – – Black-throated Green Warbler – – – – 1 (3) – – – – – – – Pine Warbler – – – 3 (3) – – – – – – – – Palm Warbler – – – 8 (4) 3 (6) – – – – – – – Bay-breasted Warbler – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Blackpoll Warbler – – – 1 (1) 1 (2) – – – – – – – Cerulean Warbler – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Black-and-white Warbler – – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – American Redstart – – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – Northern Waterthrush – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Common Yellowthroat – – – – 1 (3) – – – – – – – Wilson’s Warbler – – – – 2 (3) – – – – – – – Scarlet Tanager – – – – 3 (1) – – – – – – – Eastern Towhee – – – 1 (4) 2 (6) – – – – – – – American Tree Sparrow 1 (2) – – – – – – – – – – – Chipping Sparrow – – – 4 (9) 5 (2) – – – – – – – Savannah Sparrow – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – – Fox Sparrow – – – 1 (2) – – – – – – – – Song Sparrow – – 3 (8) 1 (8) 1 (1) – – – – – – – White-throated Sparrow – – – 5 (7) 6 (4) – – – – – – – White-crowned Sparrow – – – 2 (4) 2 (3) – – – – – – – Dark-eyed Junco 23 (24) 22 (21) 12 (25) 8 (22) – – – – – – – – Northern Cardinal 9 (24) 6 (22) 2 (25) 2 (24) 3 (18) 1 (2) – – – – – – Rose-breasted Grosbeak – – – – 1 (4) 1 (1) – – – – – – Indigo Bunting – – – – 2 (1) – – – – – – – Dickcissel – – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – Red-winged Blackbird – – 1 (3) 2 (6) 3 (18) 2 (2) – – – – – – Common Grackle – – 18 (20) 14 (26) 3 (18) 2 (2) – – – – – – Brown-headed Cowbird – – 1 (2) 4 (7) – – – – – – – – Orchard Oriole – – – – 1 (1) – – – – – – – Baltimore Oriole – – – – 3 (6) – – – – – – – Purple Finch – – 1 (2) 3 (4) – – – – – – – – House Finch 40 (24) 32 (23) 21 (25) 12 (27) 8 (18) 4 (2) – – – – – – Common Redpoll 1 (2) 1 (1) – – – – – – – – – – Pine Siskin – – – 2 (1) 3 (5) – – – – – – – American Goldfinch 19 (24) 29 (22) 19 (26) 23 (27) 14 (13) 2 (1) – – – – – – House Sparrow 75 (24) 50 (23) 30 (26) 20 (27) 19 (18) 8 (2) – – – – – –