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Evanston Ecology Center commemorates World Migratory Bird Day with birding trip

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Saturday, May 13 is World Migratory Bird Day, and the Evanston Ecology Center acknowledged the essential celebration this year with a bird recognition walk through Ladd Arboretum along the North Shore Channel.  

Miles Faiella, with his reliable buddy, Tippy the Bear, focuses his field glasses on a bird. Credit: Jim Brown

Each year, numerous various bird types take a trip along the Mississippi Flyway, a path linking Canada and the United States to areas in Mexico, Central and South America, for spring and fall migration. During spring and fall migrations, almost 300 bird types depend on the healthy environments discovered in the Forest Preserves of Cook County, along with parks and green areas throughout the Chicagoland location.

The Evanston lakefront and the riparian environment along the North Shore Channel are especially appealing to moving birds. With the spring migration presently in complete swing, now is an exceptional time to see numerous birds that are foreign to Evanston.

A group of 19 bird fans collected on Saturday early morning at the ecology center for the trip. The group was comprised of young and old, and both start and skilled birders. Fay Coombes, program trainer for the center, led the group.

The center supplied individuals with field glasses, clipboards, journal sheets for tracking determined birds and a Summer Chicago Birds Field Guide. Coombes has actually dealt with the ecology center for a year. She has a background in city preparation, criminology and ecological research studies. 

The group expanded as it roamed through the Ladd Arboretum, When somebody found a bird, however, the group crowded together, with heads focused into the trees and fingers indicating the area of said bird. There were whispered exclamations as individuals observed various bird types.

In addition to the guidebook supplied by the ecology center, numerous individuals utilized an online bird recognition application called Merlin, which was established by the Cornell Ornithology Lab. You can download Merlin on your phone totally free. The app determines each bird by description, noise or picture. 

Among the birds determined on Saturday early morning’s walk were the Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Common Rod Poll, Redwing Blackbird, Black and White Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Chipping Sparrow, Indigo Bunting and Common Grackle. 

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