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55374 bobngc2157 Offline Send Email May 26, 2012
10:06 pm
There was an adult breeding Franklin's Gull at LaSalle Lake this afternoon. It was resting on the second berm the 2 hours I was present. Also a Horned Grebe...
55375 timbalassie Offline Send Email May 26, 2012
10:36 pm
Greetings - Observed a Swainson's Hawk today (26 May)to the east of Chapman Rd in Kane Co. The bird was located 0.5 mi east of Peplow Rd. Did not see a mate...
55376 Stephen Pack
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May 26, 2012
11:02 pm
I spent about 8 hours birding Lowden-Miller State Forest and Nachusa Grasslands this morning, from 6:00am on. It was a nearly perfect day in West-Central...
55377 Beau Schaefer
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May 26, 2012
11:58 pm
Jim Solum and I had nice looks at a first summer LAUGHING GULL this morning while canoeing out on Grass Lake in COLSP. Beau Schaefer round lake beach, IL lake...
55378 Michael Baum
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May 27, 2012
12:53 am
A brief rant: is it just me or does it seem like they took the warblers, put them in a dice shaker, and threw them on the table. Ok, scientists, fire away. ...
55379 Michael L. P. Retter
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May 27, 2012
1:12 am
One could argue, more convincingly I believe, that that was the case BEFORE the recent reordering. With DNA, we now know more about the relationships of...
55380 Amar Ayyash
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May 27, 2012
1:44 am
Hi, all. I found a Bell's Vireo at Turtlehead Lake this evening. This is a site first for me so you could only imagine my excitment when I heard it singing...
55381 Christopher Cudworth
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May 27, 2012
1:47 am
I personally find it interesting when Illinois birders go elsewhere and "report in." It actually sheds comparative light on our experience here, and how it...
55382 Steve Spitzer
steven0703 Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
2:17 am
Hi Birders, Only beach migrant was a Semipalmated Plover. Picture of him at the link, along with some little bird in a tree for a change of pace. ...
55383 Daniel & Barbara Will...
twotringas Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
2:37 am
Today, Barbara and I took my grandson for a short walk into Ottawa and Kaskaskia Canyons in Starved Rock SP. It was cool, shady, and it reminded us a lot of...
55384 casresearch@...
bankswallow2003 Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
4:40 am
After doing a summer nesting surveys I stopped at Baker's Lake (Hillside/Rt 14, Barringotn) on the way home. There were a handful of shorebirds (most 'peeps'...
55385 djohnsoda@...
davidbrucejo... Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
11:09 am
Fellow Ibeters,     After a wonderful day of birding yesterday (more later) at Mississippi Palisades State Park, Lost Mound (former Savanna Army Depot), and...
55386 Josh Engel
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May 27, 2012
2:34 pm
A male Cerulean Warbler put in a brief appearance at Montrose this morning (27 May 2012). Fran Morel and I first heard it singing in the mulberry tree in the...
55387 franmmmk Offline Send Email May 27, 2012
3:20 pm
For the record, Josh remarked twice that he was hearing a buzzing sound. I heard it the 3rd time after he pointed me in the right direction. He then...
55388 malango@... Send Email May 27, 2012
3:27 pm
Ibeters, There was a flyby dark phased Snow Goose at Montrose this morning. Good birding.everyone. Luis Muñoz malango@... Chicago [Non-text portions of...
55389 B.G. Sloan
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May 27, 2012
3:49 pm
Interesting WSJ article about field guides: http://on.wsj.com/KVnwEw Bernie Sloan Milwaukee, WI Champaign County, IL...
55390 Walter Marcisz
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May 27, 2012
6:06 pm
2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and 15 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were at the 126th St. Marsh during my visit from 12:15 - 12:45 pm on Sunday (27 May 2012). They were...
55391 douglas stotz
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May 27, 2012
6:40 pm
This morning I went to Queen of Heaven Cemetery and then Bemis Woods North. At Queen of Heaven (SW corner of Wolf Rd. and Roosevelt Rd.), the highlights were...
55392 mmadsen48 Offline Send Email May 27, 2012
6:43 pm
I took my bike to Hickory Creek Forest Preserve in Mokena this morning so I could do my first extended exploration of that preserve. The highlights of the...
55393 Carolyn Fields
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May 27, 2012
6:44 pm
This morning in the fields along the entrance road to Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington there were 2 Dickcissels calling, a Henslow's Sparrow, a Willow...
55394 mcvetas Offline Send Email May 27, 2012
6:48 pm
Much to our delight, Jake and I have been watching an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER hawk bugs from the top of our neighbor's sycamore tree since 8am. We've shown just...
55395 Beau Schaefer
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May 27, 2012
7:31 pm
Fairly birdy along the lakefront today, though I got 0 new species for the year, which is a bit of a bummer. I started at Waukegan where I hiked the beach with...
55396 rattlinantler Offline Send Email May 27, 2012
7:48 pm
I made a quick run into Will County this morning and captured some enjoyable photos to share. I'm between Basbeall games in town and will post a complete...
55398 ericwalt40 Offline Send Email May 27, 2012
8:58 pm
Returning from out of state back on the evening of May 12th, I had plans to continue attempting to investigate the nightjar presence in various parts of IL. I...
55399 ericwalt40 Offline Send Email May 27, 2012
9:00 pm
Coming into the Spring, I had long wanted to attempt a Big Day at Illinois Beach State Park. Back in 2000, I had identified Spring fallout conditions, which...
55400 Ed McDevitt
mrquartetman Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
9:35 pm
Today at Morton Arb (Joy Path) I spotted two small very warblerish birds flitting very quickly in the trees about 20 feet up. Beecause they moved so quickly...
55401 Walter Marcisz
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May 27, 2012
9:51 pm
Ed,   How coincidental that you should post this today. I also found an active Blue-gray Gnatcatcher nest at Hegewisch Marsh in Chicago today. The occupied...
55402 j.sleger@...
jonsleger Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
10:00 pm
I was at Morton Arboretum (for the first time) as well today and also saw the nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. Lots of Indigo Buntings all over the place. ...
55403 GyllenFish@...
gyllenfish1 Offline Send Email
May 27, 2012
10:09 pm
Aaron and I spent the morning monitoring bird life at Douglas Park on the west side of Chicago. The birding in the fenced-in sanctuary was particularly...
55404 NorekJ@... Send Email 12:00 am
Yes, Eric -- Aaron will have at least 200 at Douglas by the end of the next three years! Joan Norek Chicago _norekj@..._ (mailto:norekj@...) In a...
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