1 December 2006 In the spirit of the "white stuff" outside--here are all the Chicagoland area and northern Illinois Christmas Bird Counts courtesy of Urs...
1 December 2006 In the spirit of the "white stuff" outside--here are all the Central and southern Illinois Christmas Bird Counts courtesy of Urs Geiser's...
I would echo Jill's review of this book. I have found it to be a very useful complement to my other guides and a great post-birding read. In addition to...
About half an hour ago, heard then saw maybe 50-100 SANDHILL CRANES fly over. Heading towards the southeast. They were circling as they headed off that way --...
Help! I've rescued a goose in Evanston this morning - but am not sure if it's greylag or greater white fronted. It has orange feet, and orange eye ring. But...
Dawn Smith
mrssmith2@...
Dec 2, 2006 12:42 am
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Yesterday, we had our fourth sighting of a pair of adult European Goldfinch at feeders at our home, 21322 S. Sylvan Drive, Mundelein, Lake County, IL., since...
Hello all, Dawn, I have never seen a Greylag Goose with orange feet, they are always pinkish. The beak colour you mentioned is wrong for both Greylag and...
Dawn, I don't mean to add to the confusion, but Eddie Chapman is referring to wild Greylag Geese in his post. Any Greylags seen in the U.S.A. would be expected...
This morning my yard is full of activity. The American Tree Sparrows and Juncos are really loving the native aster seeds. 3 American Tree Sparrow 2 WB Nuthatch...
Here's a link to a domestic waterfowl site with photos of many identified domestic geese and links to more information than you could ever want to know about ...
Ibeters, There were two Black Ducks in Montrose Harbor and a Swamp Sparrow at Jarvis. Good birding. Luis Muñoz malango@... Chicago...
Luis Muñoz
malango@...
Dec 2, 2006 6:37 pm
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Join us for the final program of 2006. Lynn Helper of the Lake County Forest Preserve District will describe why Lake County is a refuge for more endangered...
I found a Northern Shrike on the west side of Owen Center Road about 1/2 mile south of its intersection with Lathan Road. This is about 2.5 miles northwest of...
Daniel Williams
twotringas@...
Dec 2, 2006 11:16 pm
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I birded the Calumet area of southeast Chicago & adjacent suburbs during the morning and early afternoon hours on Saturday (12-2-06). Forty-four species were...
At North Point Marina, Zion,IL late this afternoon Lesser Black-backed Gull - 8 (7ad & 1 1st win) Kumlien's Iceland Gull - 1ad Thayer's Gull -3ad (inc one at...
hello ibetors--today a. stokie, p & j sweet, r. erickson & j. sanders birded waukegan harbor, lyons woods, illinois beach st. park and winthrop harbor. birds...
Randy Shonkwiler and myself scouted a small part of AREA 6 ( AKA South Palos and the Lemont Area ) of the Lisle / Arboretum Christmas Bird Count. Except for...
John Duran
duran99@...
Dec 3, 2006 4:22 am
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Consider participating in a set of southernmost IL CBCs.! There's a convenient set from 12/15-12/19, start at Newton Lake 12/15 and work your way south to Rend...
To all who may be interested in the future splits in Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), This is something that will likely not have a solution, but I will try...
Sorry I left out the date ... Dec. 5, 2006. Ralph Ralph M. Eiseman 8210 Elmwood Ave. Skokie, Illinois 60077 847-568-1030 [Non-text portions of this message...
Just now, about three minutes ago heard sandhills and quickly opened the window. About twenty birds, calling, in flight over my house, headed due south. Also,...
Out in McHenry County this morning, among the many flocks of Sandhills heading south was a pair of cranes that just didn't look quite right - they were flying...
Matthew Fletcher
matthew_fletcher@...
Dec 3, 2006 9:44 pm
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We just spotted three huge groups of sandhill cranes heading southwest from our vantage point at 75th St and Janes in Woodridge and then saw two more groups as...
Leslie Hayward
lesliehayward@...
Dec 3, 2006 10:21 pm
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I took a brisk walk through Streeterville today to see what was around, and the surprise of the day was a Lincoln's Sparrow feeding on some birdseed right...
Interesting to hear of areas still having pheasant. Around Cook County they have been way way down in many places for a number of years. Yesterday I had a...
An American Pipit was at Montrose this morning. It was feeding, or trying to feed, at the base of the fishing pier near the dunes. The temperature was about 15...
Yesterday at 3:30 pm there were several flocks of sandhills about 200 trying to cross through O'Hare airspace. They dropped lower to the ground and circled...
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