This morning, July 1, there was a White-throated Sparrow singing away near Union Station just on the north side of Adams Street. Also, as I was walking north...
Migrants seen in Mason County today - SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 1 LEAST SANDPIPER - 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 22 A male WILSON'S PHALAROPE has been present at a wetland...
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Dawn
mrssmith2@...
Jul 1, 2010 10:08 pm
Terrific photos by Bob Vogelzang on a Cooper's Hawk nest. Interestingly, only one adult and one sub adult have been spotted with the three remaining...
Give nature a chance and it's amazingly resilient and species are determined to propagate their kind. Nothing could demonstrate that better than what we are...
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Jim and Charlene Malone
jpmalo2003@...
Jul 1, 2010 11:30 pm
Hi Illinois birders, I got a phone message this afternoon from Carl Daubach about the White Ibis that Dan Kassebaum found on Tuesday. Carl says that the bird...
I was just curious as to any actions being taken to protect the point and dunes area of Montrose during this weekends fireworks. I can't seem to find any info....
The City and Park District have fenced off both Montrose Point and Montrose Dunes and promise that security staff will be present to keep people from...
Hi friends, Dan Kirk, from the ILDNR, came to see the owls along with Maggie Cole, the regional biologist. Dan climbed the ladder and stuck his head in to see...
would it be a good idea to forward this information to our membership in an email? it's good PR for our persistence in getting information and assuring that...
Hey all, My wife finished up her doctoral work this spring at Indiana University. She just accepted a position at UW-Milwaukee. We'll be living just...
Two days ago, CPD put big fence around entire Montrose Bird Sanctuary including the protected Beach, Fishing Pier, and extension of new revetment to east of...
Yes, off-shore. The fireworks barge reportedly will be anchored off of Montrose rather than Foster as we were originally told, but actual placement evidently...
... It occurs to me now that it could have been some sort of tame canary. But reading the piece the first time, I envisioned it as a wild goldfinch. Has...
 kayakryan asked: "Has anyone here had the experience of a wild bird perching on them? Just curious."  I had a chickadee land on my wrist years ago. I had...
Yesterday, while driving along lake cook road, i saw a large, entirely white bird fly by the Borders book and music store. At first i thought it was a pigeon,...
The Lake/Cook Chapter Illinois Audubon Society website has descriptions of some of the major birding sites in northeastern Illinois. It is by no means...
I took advantage of the weather and day-off to bird the Danada Forest Preserve/Rice Lake area. I remember when there were extensive farms there and Snow Geese...
I stopped at the field behind Chicago Agricultural High School (113th & Hamlin, Chicago) at 1:30 this Friday afternoon. As Walter Marcisz mentioned, there are...
I would mention to anyone heading out to look for this bird that tail pattern, if seen well, is indeed diagnostic. Western has noticeably less white in the...
H friends, I'm leading a birding tour on the west side tomorrow, Saturday, meet at the Visitor building. Hope to see you. John Baxter Bourbonnais,IL [Non-text...
- RBA * Illinois * Statewide * July 2, 2010 * ILST1007.02 - Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species): Neotropic Cormorant WHITE IBIS ...
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NorekJ@...
Jul 3, 2010 1:59 pm
Stopped at South Pond this morning. Saw no Black-crowned Night-Heron activity on the island, although there are several nests there. The BCNH nestlings...
Fran Morel, Adam Sell, Beau Schaefer & I visited the field behind Chicago Agricultural High School (113th & Hamlin, Chicago) from 9:00 - 9:20 am on Saturday (3...
Fran Morel, Beau Schaefer, Adam Sell & I birded various locations in the Calumet area of southeast Chicago & nearby suburbs early Saturday morning (7-3-10)....
Dear IBET, Anyone who is planning to attend the August 21st Chicago Ornithological Society field trip to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant must submit...
Hi friends, Bright orange bill, sleek design, and raucous call were all that was needed for a lady in our group to say,"Caspian terns" as two flew over us. We...
I visited Prairie Green in Kane Co. in quest of the Yellow-headed Blackbird. I was not disappointed at all! The small cattail marsh provided a great early...
