A WILSON'S PHALAROPE (female in breeding plumage) was present & swimming around in the flooded field immed. East of the East parking lot, near the restrooms....
Pete Moxon
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May 1, 2007 11:57 am
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At Elsen's Hill on Mon 10:30am-1pm a very large group of WARBLERS was present & spread out amongst 4 contiguous areas. At least 1 out of every 3 birds were...
Pete Moxon
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May 1, 2007 12:02 pm
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A walk around Jarvis this morning yielded a male Hooded Warbler and a LeConte's Sparrow. Both birds were at the southeastern corner of the sanctuary. There...
Here's my list from Montrose Point in Chicago's Lincoln Park today (Tuesday, 1 May 2007). There were 62 species of birds observed that I know about. Wood Duck...
Last Friday, Steve Bailey and I scouted Massac, Pulaski, Union and Johnson Counties. I recorded 115 species, and looking at the list, I can see I forgot a few...
He Ibeters, Just saw a Le Contes sparrow at NWU. Also present were at least two lincon sparrows and 4 bue jays. Lucas ... Ahhh...imagining that irresistible...
Good morning An immature male Summer Tanager with patches of red and gold/yellow plumage was seen at the JCC, Flossmoor,Cook county this morning at 7:45. A...
I don't want to break any IBET rules here. Does anyone know where I might be able to post an avian survey job posting? I am out of options. Thanks much, -- ...
Hi Birders. I am pretty sure I have the two title birds correctly identified. To see photos click on link for Gadwalls and the next four photos in my Rosehill...
Keith McMullen and Steve Bailey and Rhonda Rothrock have already posted about the Birding Blitz results, so I won't spend much time covering that. But special...
I walked the Ladd Arboretum at the Evanston Ecology Center from 6:45 to 7:45 this morning. Highlights: Black-crowned night-heron Warbling vireo House wren ...
at Hill St. bridge in Winnetka: Pewee, Towhees, Hermit Thrushes, Goldfinches, Flickers, Swamp and White-throated Sparrows and Catbirds at Skokie Lagoons at...
Hello all, I was doing a little birding down by Midewin and noticed a flock of about 25 shorebirds some distance away flying in a "V" formation. I can't say...
Screech Owl. We used to have one at our old house, years ago, right outside our bedroom window. the 'whinnying' call at night was the strangest thing I had...
A quick lunchtime survey of Lincoln Park Zoo's South Pond turned up 25-35 black-crowned night-herons on the island, tending/defending at least 10 nests. A...
Along the Palatine bike trail this morning there were several nice clusters of bird activity with much singing. My notables: Least Flycatcher Great Crested...
I had two Chimney Swifts circling over me in Westmont this morning. I believe it's the first sighting for DuPage County but I was so backed up with e-mails I...
Hi, Was the White-winged DOVE at Montrose today, Tuesday? If someone posted and I didn't see, sorry. But I, gulp, still need that species for Illinois. thanks,...
Hey folks, I had a wonderfully cooperative, singing CERULEAN WARBLER at Daniel Wright Woods in Lake county this morning, along with myriad other singing ...
... I didn't see the WWDO this morning and I don't think anyone else did either. Montrose was covered fairly well too. Robert Hughes Chicago, Illinois...
I took my lunch hour at Harbert Park today and was rewarded with two lifers - a Golden-Winged Warbler and Nashville Warbler. In my efforts to improve my skills...
OK... Please ignore my ignorance here... (D*Mit Jim, I'm a photographer of birds, Not a Birder who photographs) I did look in the one Illinois Bird book I have...
Hi all, Tue 01-May-07: Kankakee LeVasseur Park/Perry Farm: 0515-1235H (2.5mi Walk + 1 mi Drive + Brkft)_Sun/Cld_50-75_W 0-40_Beaver_Muskrat_Red Fox_Wt...
A white crow has been spotted several times on Rte 20 between Garden Prairie and Marengo. It was seen again yesterday afternoon. Nora Yoshimura Kane County...
Walked McKee Marsh, DuPage County, from 10:30 am - 11:30 am today. Saw (and heard) my FOY BOBOLINK hanging out with around 6 singing EASTERN MEADOWLARKS. Many...
I forgot to include the Bank Swallows and Blue Jays at the Hill St. bridge and the Spotted Sandpiper at the lagoons. The memory is the first to go. Kay...
Same species; it so rarely appears in northeast Illinois that it isn't even on the Chicago Audubon Society checklist for the region. It'll be on the next...
All, I would like to announce a paid position involving the monitoring of an active bald eagle nest in east-central Minnesota. The monitoring would take place...