Chicago River

Less sudsy, more ducks than last time. The river is glassy despite the outflow from the canal.

The water is a little sudsy. Mallards, kingfisher, fishermen. Something is whistling but I don’t know what I hear the kingfisher’s usual chrrr but I don’t know if they also whistle.

Ducks and geese, a human fisherman, normal outflow from the canal into the river. Had trouble taking the photo because but the reading was clear at 4.4

A raft of mallards splashing and sounding off, two fishermen on the dock

Mallards in the water, sparrows on the dock, mats of leaves and other natural and man made material on the surface of the river

A few ducks and geese, more gulls. A little south of here, 4 red-breasted mergansers and 2 amorous downy woodpeckers, the usual grackles, red-winged blackbirds, sparrows. Two fishermen across the river. Large amount of water from the canal into the river.

Lots of water released from the canal, a lighter, greenish color. Fewer birds than usual: 2 red-breasted mergansers (a group of them a little farther south), mallards, gulls, 2 geese. The mallards are very tally.

The usual large number of mallards, two geese, a gull.

Lots of mallards, a small flock of gulls, a few geese. Moderate release of water from the canal. Two fishermen across the river.

Lots of water being released from the canal. Mallards and geese here, a smal flock of red breasted mergansers a short distance south. Fishermen on the other side of the river.