Magicpaddler wrote on Mar 20^th, 2014 at 9:23pm:

Lots of migratory birds.  There is a bird that looks like a loon but has a different shaped head.  They would not let me get close enough to get a good look.

Mergansers???, Common, Red-Breasted, or Hooded, listed larger to smaller. I saw some Common & Hooded Mergansers on the river yesterday and I'm near a similar Lat as Chicago.

MP, If you ever want to see tons of Sand Hill Cranes try Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area south of you in Indiana in the fall. I'm not sure if they group there in the spring.