Bald eagles are not rare in Chicago. But it’s unusual for one to spend an extended period of time near Horner Park. “That’s it. You see it? White tail, white head,” said Mark Hines, while walking his dog along the North Branch of the Chicago River on Friday.
With a small black beak and a lovely wash of soft-pink across its breast and head during breeding season, the Ross’s gull typically prefers places like Siberia, northern Canada, and the icy Arctic Ocean.