These pictures are not from Illinois but are interesting. Enjoy. << I think you will enjoy going to this website and seeing a series of photos from the nest...
Finally, I got a quick glimse of a very small(15)kettle of Broad winged hawks going by downtown Waukegan(9:30). And now, 9:45, waiting to send this another 56...
What are the ethics of putting out a hummingbird feeder this late? While we painted our porch I moved our feeders. When I put them back, I didn't rehang the...
... DuPage County, Illinois RBA for October 1, 2003 Date: October 1, 2003 Location: DuPage County, Illinois Number: 630-406-8111 Coverage: Western suburbs of...
I have been given to understand that putting out hummingbird feeders at this time of year is perfectly acceptable and would not hinder hummingbirds from ...
I don't know if Dale Bowman's dilemma is so much an ethical question. Several species of western hummingbirds are beginning to alter their wintering range to...
The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was relocated this Wednesday morning by Mike Madsen. Mike, Anne Haverstock, Cindy Alberico and I saw the bird from 10:15 to 11:00....
More kettles of Broadwings moved through Lake Forest this morning. I and a friend stationed elsewhere in Lake Forest saw at least 5 kettles, ranging in size...
The very simple answer to this question is yes; it is completely ethical. So have no worries and put out your hummer feeder once again. Michael L. P. Retter ...
I had a magnificent close look of Osprey this morning at the Montrose Beach. It looked like I could reach it. Last time I saw it at Montrose was 9/14/02, and...
Ibeters, Seen at Montrose was a Common Loon, 3 Bonaparte's Gulls, 2 Peregrines, Cooper's Hawk and a Merlin. 12 species of warblers were at Montrose, golf...
Today, 1 October, at lunchtime, I went out into Grant Park. The highlight was clearly YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, they were everywhere. I had 44 in all. They...
Hi again, Let's try Eurasian Collared-Dove. Not even spell-check gets them all. Yipes! ===== Take Care. Jed Hertz Kankakee, IL (Kankakee County) Email:...
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frank bennett
fkbennett@...
Oct 1, 2003 9:39 pm
I was just curious if there are any Sharp-tailed Sandpiper photos available for viewing? I thought I had one last fall at Mermet Lake, but could not convience...
There are couple photos of one from Indiana from a couple days ago at www.surfbirds.com in the North American rarities photo gallery. Michael L. P. Retter ...
Cindy Alberico and I stopped looking at the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at about 11:30 a.m. Weds. morning. It was feeding with Pectoral Sandpipers on a sandbar in...
Ibeters, As many of you know, there is an experimental population of Whooping Cranes being reintroduced into the eastern US. The experimental reintroduction...
Hi all, Here's a good idea from Bill Mueller on the WISBird website: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html#1065022986 An Illinois FAll List would be...
Hi all, Wes and I shoot out after work and thanks to Ann Haverstock we found the bird just south of the canoe ramp. The light was actually pretty bad and by...
IBETers: Barb & I will try for the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Thursday morning and welcome all the help we can get to identify the bird. Projected arrival time is...
October 1, 2003 A nice liftoff of Broad-winged Hawks was seen this morning between 9AM - 10AM. In that time over 1,000 birds were seen rising in the distant...
ILBirders, Today while working at Marquette Park I saw approximately 150 Broad-winged Hawks fly over from 10-11 a.m. A White-crowned Sparrow, a Scarlet...
Wednesday__October 1, 2003 I birded Lake Decatur this evening from about 6:00pm to 7:00pm, and caught the last flight of raptors for the day. Highlights for...
The SNOWY EGRET which has been at Lake Calumet's Deadstick Pond all week was still there today (10-1-03). This is quite late in the season for a Cook County...
The COS group at the North Pond Bird Walk had a pretty good day today, October 1. We tallied 52 species, including 13 species of warblers. North Pond is in...
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Victor Friedman
prclyne@...
Oct 2, 2003 4:57 am
IBET— While sorting through some old files this weekend, I found a page of odd quotations involving birds that I had scribbled down some years ago. I ...
