Bohemian waxwing

My intrepid friend, Jane, took this amazing photo of a Bohemian Waxwing when we took a walk at Jackson Park's Wooded Island this afternoon.  It was pretty cold at 19 F. (minus 7 centigrade) but warmer than last week!

Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of Eurasia and North America. http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/bohemian-waxwing

Photo: Jane Masterson

On the same trip, we saw a crow eating food scraps:

Photo: Marge Ishmael

And a white-winged scoter (sea duck): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_scoter

Photo: Marge Ishmael