Back in mid-February, Eric Walters discovered approximately 15(?) Eurasian Tree Sparrows across Maytown Road from the Green River SWA in Lee County, south of Dixon.  They were on the ground at a feeder under a Willow tree in the yard of a house that has a large complex of pheasant pens (I believe that it is a hunt club).  Several searches for them in late February and early March were unsuccessful. 

Barbara and I stopped by there this afternoon on the way back from Starved Rock and found 12 ETS there, first in the brushy area on the north side of the road across from the house.  They flew across the road, into the Willow, and then down to the lawn to feed.

Green River SWA also had 12 species of ducks in its marshes, most being in the main pond on the entrance road near the office.  Rusty Blackbirds were mixed into virtually every flock of blackbirds. 

A Common Loon was in Lake Louisa, on the north side of Byron along IL 2, around 5:15 p.m. today.