7/22/2020 Waukegan Beach Again

This is at the backwater, far north on beach. This Marsh Wren is always here and sings continually. As you can tell he is close but does not really show up in this video. It will be sad when he finally leaves. When he got here this spring this spot was much more densely filled with the foliage of the phragmite. Over time the waves washed a lot of sand in and killed the phragmite. But the wren is still defending his territory.

Our usual tern is the Caspian but the Common Terns will show up from time to time. Here he is emerging from a dive-without a fish.

After breakfast Dad and I took a walk in Lyons Woods. Dad got a nice shot of the Yellow-billed Cuckoos sharing an insect. They are usually hard to find but this year we have been seeing them everywhere!