A suburban Chicago ecosystem
Species By Month
Month: March
Bufflehead: At Crabtree Lake (March 28, 2025, 9:55 a.m.)
Species Seen in March:
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Common Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia syphilitica)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra)
Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Image Gallery for March
Sorted by Month and Day
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Common Redpoll
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: March 1, 2022, 1:45 p.m. -
Common Redpoll
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: March 1, 2022, 1:44 p.m. -
Common Redpoll
In the backyard gardens
Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: March 1, 2022, 1:41 p.m. -
Brown Creeper
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2024, 10:50 a.m. -
Sandhill Crane
Circling over the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 10:02 a.m. -
Common Grackles
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 10:01 a.m. -
Dark-eyed Junco
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 9:54 a.m. -
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 9:53 a.m. -
Downy Woodpecker
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 9:49 a.m. -
Red-tailed Hawk
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 9:46 a.m. -
European Goldfinch
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 10:13 a.m. -
European Goldfinch
At the conservation area
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: March 1, 2023, 10:13 a.m. -
Red-bellied Woodpecker
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2025, 9:47 a.m. -
American Tree Sparrow
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2025, 10:17 a.m. -
Eastern Gray Squirrel
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2024, 9:28 a.m. -
Sandhill Crane
In Flight over Phantom Prairie
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2024, 9:39 a.m. -
Sandhill Crane
In Flight over Phantom Prairie
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2024, 9:39 a.m. -
Northern Shrike
At Phantom Prairie
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2024, 9:43 a.m. -
Red-winged Blackbirds
At Crabtree Nature Center
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2025, 9:48 a.m. -
Northern Shrike
At Phantom Prairie
Location: Crabtree Nature Center
Shot Date: March 1, 2024, 9:44 a.m.