Rose1656 said:
Sparrow
A Eurasian Tree Sparrow! You must live in that area of Illinois that has them. I've been keeping an eye out for them since I heard they sometimes are seen in northeastern Illinois too. They were introduced to the US not long after the house sparrow was, but seemingly never took off or became problematic like house sparrows did. I think they are basically just in that one area near of Illinois and just a bit over the Mississippi River to the west. Love the titmouse picture too, I've never seen one at home.
Today I had a first. My first bald eagle seen in many many years and the first ever for me in Illinois, and I saw it from my kitchen window! It was riding the thermals way high up along with a red-tailed hawk. So high that I couldn't even tell what it was without the binoculars. I actually got a photo too, it's a horrible photo being that far away and through a window, but good enough for a record. Last time I saw one was over 20 years ago when I was in Canada, so this was a treat for me.
