A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Species By Month
Month: December
Dark-eyed Junco: Eating seeds from Common Ironweed (Dec. 28, 2021, 4:56 p.m.)
Species Seen in December:
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Image Gallery for December
Sorted by Month and Day
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Sandhill Crane Migration
Passing over the backyard
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 3:07 p.m. -
Canada Geese
On thin ice
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 11:38 a.m. -
Canada Goose
Swimming in a hole in the ice
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 11:37 a.m. -
Canada Goose
On thin ice
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 11:37 a.m. -
Canada Geese
Landing on thin ice
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 11:37 a.m. -
Canada Goose
Breaking through the ice
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 11:37 a.m. -
Canada Goose
Landing on thin ice
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 1, 2020, 11:37 a.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk
Soaring over the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 2, 2021, 10:21 a.m. -
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eating seeds from a Maple tree
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 2, 2020, 10:08 a.m. -
Dark-eyed Junco
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 3, 2021, 10:52 a.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk
Being chased by American Crows
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 11:45 a.m. -
Pair of American Crows
Making a lot of noise in a tree
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 11:43 a.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 12:23 p.m. -
Pair of Blue Jays
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 12:19 p.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 11:47 a.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk and American Crow
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 11:44 a.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk
Being chased by American Crows
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 5, 2020, 11:44 a.m. -
American Goldfinch
Eating seeds from Common Evening Primrose
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 6, 2020, 11:53 a.m. -
American Goldfinch Flock
Feeding on Common Evening Primrose Seeds
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 6, 2020, 11:49 a.m. -
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Male
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Dec. 7, 2021, 1:05 p.m.