Sunday's Great Backyard Bird Count/Valentine's Walk at DeKorte Park drew two dozen people looking for birds and a little fresh air.
   The birds cooperated big time — including eight duck species and four raptor species, a Northern Shrike and a Ring-necked Pheasant.

Great Backyard Bird Count/Valentine's Walk
DeKorte Park and nearby Disposal Road
Sunday, Feb. 14
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
32 Species

    Canada Goose – 75
    Gadwall – 1
    American Black Duck – 29
    Mallard – 17
    Northern Shoveler – 2
    Canvasback – 150
    Bufflehead – 32
    Common Goldeneye – 2 Confirmed
    Hooded Merganser – 7
    Common Merganser – 2
    Ring-necked Pheasant – 1 *
    Bald Eagle – 1
    Northern Harrier – 1 *
    Red-tailed Hawk – 1
    Rough-legged Hawk – 1 *
    Herring Gull – 1
    Great Black-backed Gull – 1
    Mourning Dove – 2
    Belted Kingfisher – 1
    Downy Woodpecker – 1
    Northern Shrike – 1 Confirmed  *
    American Crow – 10
    American Robin – 2
    Northern Mockingbird – 2
    American Tree Sparrow – 1
    Fox Sparrow – 4 Confirmed
    Song Sparrow – 2
    White-throated Sparrow – 20
    White-crowned Sparrow – 3 Confirmed *
    Dark-eyed Junco – 1
    Northern Cardinal – 3
    American Goldfinch – 1
 
   * Disposal Road