Chicago River

Mostly geese, a few mallards. Half a mile south, a gull was eating a large dead fish floating in the river. Fishermen on both sides of the river in this location. Stronger outflow from the canal than last week.

A few mallards and geese. Many blackbirds . Moderate sudsy outflow from the canal into the river

Mallards, geese, seagulls, goldeneyes engaging in mating behavior (a little south of here). Fishermen on both sides of the river. Strong outflow from the canal. Very hard to get a good photo in this wind.

We had heavy rain earlier this week and the river is high with a lot of water coming in from the canal. A few mallards, two fishermen wading.

Diminished outflow from canal into river, relatively few mallards and geese. Several dog walkers, picnickers and groups of small children.

People launching kayaks, mallards and geese complaining loudly. Hawk overhead. Diminished outflow from canal into the river

The usual water birds, cardinals singing, some suds in the river, moderate outflow from the canal. One goose was convinced I’d come to feed him and made it difficult to fill my vial.

Lots of mallards and geese, no goldeneyes, lots of humans, normal outflow from the canal into the river

Less outflow from the canal than last week but still sudsy. Lots of goldeneyes and mallards, more than usual. A hawk across the river that didn’t worry any of the ducks. A couple of geese.

Strong sudsy outflow from canal into the river. Mallards and one goldeneye were struggling with the current.