Birdfreak and Veery tromped around Blackhawk Springs Forest Preserve in the first light of the morning on New Year’s Day and hiked for almost ten minutes before hearing a crystal clear Caw! ring out.
Past Years
- 2007 – Year of the Red-tailed Hawk
- 2006 – Year of the Black-capped Chickadee
- 2005 – Year of the Red-tailed Hawk

















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my first bird was a Black-capped Chickadee!
Beautiful photos. I love crows.
Mine was a Carolina Wren. Anything but a Starling or House Sparrow is O.K. with me. I have a friend however who goes through great lengths to make sure his first bird is a “good” bird.
We don’t exactly try to get a “good” bird, but we do try and get out to a preserve before daylight so we don’t see anything along the way.
Thanks for sharing your firsts of the year with us!
I forgot to let you know my first bird of the year. The American Kestrel.
Michelle
Michelle – sweet!! We’ve been finding quite a few Kestrels of late.