Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve

Salt Creek

Wood Dale, Illinois, United States

Located at the Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve in Wood Dale, Illinois
Typically slow moving creek
Samples taken from the bridge over the Salt Creek just East of Addison Road.

Location created by
Tom Kubica

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Took a resample today as recommended to do occasionally. Same reading. Calling it a "6" on both test strips.
Took a photo of the Test site.
Wildlife:
2 squirrels, deer tracks but no deer sited.
2 Blue jays, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 48 Canadian geese(9 in the Creek, the rest in fly bys overhead), 4 Mourning Doves.

10 Jan 11:33 by Tom Kubica

Cloudy and overcast. Very chilly feeling with the wind and b no sun.
Had to take the water sample about 30.5 meters downstream of norm al spot on bridge due to some maintenance workers there.
Saw 2 squirrels, 3 Blue jays, 1 Red bellied woodpecker, 1- Northern cardinal, 2 -mourning doves.

03 Jan 11:54 by Tom Kubica

Quiet day for the most part. Overcast. High water in Creek. No frozen areas in grass.
Spotted 2 Blue jays, 8 Canadian geese, 2 Red Bellied woodpeckers, 3 squirrels.

27 Dec 11:48 by Tom Kubica

Clear skies, low winds.
3 Red-bellied woodpeckers, 8 Canadian geese, 3 Blue jays. Saw deer tracks.
5 squirrels.

20 Dec 12:00 by Tom Kubica

Recorded 36 Canadian geese, 2 Blue jays, 3 Red-bellied woodpeckers and 4 Slate colored Juncos.
6 squirrels.

13 Dec 11:06 by Tom Kubica

Creek flow was slightly faster than last week.
Spotted 1 - Red Tailed hawk, 1-Mourning Dove, 3- Blue jays, 2- American robins, 45 - Canadian geese, 3 - Red-bellied woodpeckers, 1- male Cardinal

06 Dec 11:27 by Tom Kubica

Clear sunny day. Mild winds around 10 mph.
1 Great Blue Heron and 8 Mallard ducks in and around Creek just North of the testing location.

29 Nov 11:22 by Tom Kubica

Observations made at 11:22 AM CST>
Heard 1 Bluejay and 1 Black Capped Chickadee.

22 Nov 15:53 by Tom Kubica

Nice clear sunny day with slow creek flow.
One Bluejay heard calling from tree nearby.

15 Nov 10:38 by Tom Kubica