CHACONIAC's Blog

I'm a gardener and a birdwatcher and this is my favorite time of year. The tulips and daffodils, hyacinth and muscari are bursting forth in my garden, and the birds are rioting in the bushes. North Pond and the Magic Hedge at Montrose Beach are my favorite spots to spot migrating birds. Here's a partial talley of recent visitors: Rufous-sided towhees, hermit thrushes, brown creepers, fox sparrows, belted kingfishers, bufflehead ducks, wood ducks, pie-billed grebes, coots and black-crowned night herons. Two of the herons are nesting on North Pond, several more are roosting on South Pond in Lincoln Park Zoo. I think it's just thrilling that wild things continue to follow their ancient rhythms right here in the heart of the city. It's a powerful reminder that we're part of nature and nature sustains us too.

Go out and play!

Regards, Lilia