Sunday August 31st
Volo Bog State Natural Area
Near Volo in lake County is the
Volo Bog State Natural Area. Famous for its Quacking Bog, which is surrounded by several varying eco-systems. It is a very unique place to visit, hike or go birding.
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| A young Swamp Sparrow |
Mink, beavers and muskrats inhabit the preserve. Today I observed a couple of White-tailed Deer, Gray Squirrels, cottontail Rabbit and a fat Woodchuck. As for birds it started in the parking the lot with a Chipping and a Swamp Sparrow, more Goldfinches, Eastern Kingbird, Mourning Doves, Barn Swallows and an Indigo Buntings. As I entered the Tamarack Trail (2.25 M), numerous Gray Catbirds could be heard as well as American Robins. Soon I added House Wren, Tennessee Warbler, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Eastern Phoebe, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, a Flicker, a Warbling Vireo, American Redstart, a pair of Wood Thrushes and a pair of Least Flycatchers.
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| A young Eastern Bluebird |
In the grassland, aside from the Goldfinches I could only really add a pair of Eastern Bluebirds.
The wetlands had very few
Red-winged Blackbirds and I only found a lone
Mallard and a lone female
Wood Duck. A few
Great Blue Herons and
Great Egrets and a lone
Pied-billed Grebe were present. No swans again and all of the
Canada Geese were flying overhead. Only heard a
Sandhill Crane today. But my best bird of the day was a lifer in an
Olive-sided Flycatcher sitting on a tall snag over hanging the a wetlands location.
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| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
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| Cottontail rabbit |
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