Carlyle Lake Birding Report - Clinton County, IL - January 19, 2025 - Snow Goose, Ross's Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Blue Jay, American Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Horned Lark, European Starling, American Robin, American Goldfinch, Field Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal. Updated: January 19, 2025.
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Cooper's Hawk - Eldon Hazlet State Park, Clinton County, January 11, 2025. Relatively thin streaking and rounded tail help to identify this rather slight male.  

Western Meadowlarks - Brinkman Road, Clinton County, January 11, 2025. Two of twelve playing in the traffic.

Short-eared Owl - Keyesport Road, Bond County, January 7, 2025. County-line birding with owls on both sides of the road.

Short-eared Owl - Keyesport Road, Clinton County, January 7, 2025. County-line birding with owls on both sides of the road.

Short-eared Owl - Keyesport Road, Clinton County, January 7, 2025. County-line birding with owls on both sides of the road.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Lake Shelbyville CBC, Shelby County, January 4, 2025. 

Long-nosed Gar - Lake Shelbyville CBC, Shelby County, January 4, 2025. 
The folder is 11.5 inches long. The rest of carcass can be seen at the top of the frame. Estimated total length, 4 feet.
Suspected cause of death, arrow to the skull just above the left orbital.

Black-capped Chickadee - Lake Shelbyville CBC, Shelby County, January 4, 2025.

Tufted Titmouse - Lake Shelbyville CBC, Shelby County, January 4, 2025.

Long-tailed Ducks - Carlyle Lake, Clinton County, January 1, 2025. Two of four present on New Year's Day.

Western Red-tailed Hawk - Sand Ridge Road, Clinton County, January 1, 2025.

Lapland Longspur - Pioneer Road, Clinton County, January 1, 2025.

Bald Eagle - Carlyle Lake, Clinton County, January 1, 2025.

Sharp-shinned Hawk - Chenot Place, St. Clair County, December 29, 2024. Compare the relatively thick streaking of this bird with the Cooper's Hawk in the first frame.

Long-tailed Duck with Ring-billed Gull - Carlyle Lake CBC, Clinton County, December 23, 2024. One of three present on count day.

Black Vultures - Carlyle Lake CBC, Clinton County, December 23, 2024. Three of six present on count day.

Long-tailed Duck - Carlyle Lake CBC, Clinton County, December 23, 2024. One of three present on count day.

California Gull - Carlyle Lake CBC, Clinton County, December 23, 2024.

Lesser Black-backed Gull with Ring-billed Gulls - Posey, Clinton County, December 15, 2024. One of five LBBG present in the fields that day.

Northern House Wren - Rend Lake CBC, Franklin County, December 14, 2024.

Peregrine Falcon - Rend Lake CBC, Franklin County, December 14, 2024.
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