Nice mix of birds on Northerly Island. The highlights being three different SEOW. A Peregrine Falcons and crows were diving on the birds. A merlin also was...
I wouldn't be so dismissive of this bird's wild origins . . . INDOs are definitely expanding their range, and they are opportunistic . . . fall seems the...
1 November 2009 Dick Paulson and I birded the Chicago Botanic Gardens (Glencoe, Cook Co.) this morning. The highlight was watching 250+ DARK-EYED JUNCOs set...
All of the park exits were blocked off for a race this a.m. but race staff allowed a few birders past the barricades. I didn't stay long, but, along with Alex...
I spend alittle time in the morning at Waukegan Beach and about at 7:50 am I briefly went over to the evergreen stand about 50 yards west of the bathhouse (an...
November birds at Miller Meadow this AM included 5 AMERICAN PIPITS, 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 9 KILLDEER, one WILSON'S SNIPE, one CHIMNEY SWIFT and a singing MARSH...
A GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER was at Sannauk Forest Preserve this morning. I watched it for about 20 minutes, trying to turn it into something else but I could...
Hi all, Sunday 01-Nov-09: Kankakee LeVasseur Park/Perry Farm:0605-1225H (1.5 W)_Sun_33-55_S 0-10_Beaver_Red Squirrel_Wt Deer_River up. I was standing on...
AÂ short bird local bird report first: there was an E. PHOEBE sitting on the metal fence at the top of the Arndt Park sled hill in Des Plaines this morning,...
Greetings, everyone -- I did a quick post with some photos regarding yesterday at: http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=28477.0 Thanks! Matt Fraker Woodford...
Six COMMON LOONS and three PACIFIC LOONS were scattered across the upper pool at Chautauqua Refuge (in Mason Co.) at dawn. The visibility there early today was...
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astraight4@...
Nov 1, 2009 11:54 pm
I'm back. Finally my son came down and revamped my computer. CACKLING GEESE - about 35 or so mixed in with Canadas at the Forreston Sewage Ponds. Some have...
Today, at the Grove, there was a late NASHVILLE WARBLER in addition to the usual White-Throats, Juncos, woodpeckers, and nuthatches. The bird was in a brushy...
I stopped by tonight for 10 minutes to watch the chimney hoping for a November swift. A Mourning Dove flew by. Swifts numbered zero. Oh well. Fran Evanston,...
Greetings, everyone -- I posted a field report with a couple of photos from Clinton Lake today at: http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=28478.0 Thanks! Matt...
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NorekJ@...
Nov 2, 2009 12:53 am
Red-tailed Hawk over s. end of North Pond (unusual); Pied Billed Grebe and m. Hooded Merganser (still) on the water. North Pond is north of the zoo, across...
Today's residual flight of yesterday's raptor movement produced a total of 70 birds. In addition to the raptors seen today, a Northern Shrike continues to be...
After extensive searching, a group of us did not relocate the Harris's Sparrow at Fermi Lab in DuPage County. We did find a NORTHERN SHRIKE and a LINCOLN'S...
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Luis Muñoz
malango@...
Nov 2, 2009 2:47 am
Ibeters, The race forced me to start birding at the mouth of Belmont Harbor this morning. The lake was flat making it real nice for the scope. Seen at Belmont...
Hello IBET folks, Nov. 1 bright and sunny brought an immature plumage RT hummingbird early this afternoon drinking from our hummer feeders. We will be keeping...
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Beau Schaefer
beauschaefer@...
Nov 2, 2009 10:34 am
Hi Everyone, I'm keeping track of sightings of Short-eared owls at Rollins for the LCFPD. If anyone sees any short-eared owls at Rollins, I would appreciate it...
Decided to take a quick walk around Lake Arlington this morning. I was hoping to find a shrike in the field at the northeastern corner of the area where one...
I apologize if someone already sent this info out and I missed it, but this is an FYI from the IDNR about a new deer hunting season during a few days of the...
Another announcement - I know that many IBETers bird Northerly Island. There is a public meeting planned to review alternatives for the future use of Northerly...
Sheryl and I made an afternoon visit to the hawkwatch at IBSP. Unfortunately, skies and wind direction were not the best by the time we got there so we only...
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Glyn Dawson
dawg@...
Nov 2, 2009 5:06 pm
Sunday highlights at 64th St beach were a late wood thrush and 3 horned (Slavonian) grebes off Larabida. Please be advised that this whole area (including the...
Sorry for getting in on this thread rather late, but I would agree with Sebastian (more expert than I on its range expansion into Kansas) as to the likelihood...
