Bakers Lake - Ron Beese Park
Illinois · Midwest
About This Location
Bakers Lake - Ron Beese Park is a productive birding destination in Illinois, with 225 species recorded on eBird. This lake and urban park habitat attracts Common Merganser, Ring-billed Gull, and Canada Goose among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Setophaga coronata
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Wood Duck
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Ring-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
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Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
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Time your visit during the first week of May for maximum species diversity.
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