Carlyle Lake Birding Report - Clinton County, IL - January 10-11-12, 2025 - Snow Goose, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Canvasback, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, American Coot, Killdeer, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Blue Jay, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Horned Lark, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, European Starling, House Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Lapland Longspur, Field Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Meadowlark, Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal. Updated: January 12, 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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