Site Report: Fox River - Dundee

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) -3rd Winter

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 2nd Winter

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 1st Winter



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American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) -3rd Winter

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 2nd Winter

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 1st Winter
The Fox River along this stretch is not likely to be frozen over in the winter offering a refuge for migrant ducks.
Visits
- 2009-01-12: I visited this area during an especially strong cold spell, birding from the car as snow covered all of the foot paths.
- 2016-12-22:
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (10 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(10 records)
Class: Birds
(10 records)
- Order: Anseriformes (4 records)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Order: Pelicans
(1 record)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Order: Perching Birds
(1 record)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)