Black-throated Blue Warbler did not disappoint! How cool is that! Had John watch for it and then I looked as he flew in to feed on the Sapsucker Drill Holes. ...
Black-throated Blue Warbler did not disappoint! How cool is that! Had John watch for it and then I looked as he flew in to feed on the Sapsucker Drill Holes. ...
The first day of 2012 is a windy wet day here in Waukegan. The usual suspects have been at the feeder so far this morning, 2 Cardinals (a pair), 6 Chickadees,...
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H. Candace Gorman
hcgorman@...
Jan 1, 2012 6:33 pm
In my backyard this morning (north side of Chicago) I have a finch like bird that has a very white cap and white markings on its wings and rump. I looked ...
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Carolyn A. Marsh
cmarshbird@...
Jan 1, 2012 7:28 pm
January 1, 2012 This is unfortunately a serious bird conservation issue that needs your help only days into the New Year. The Chicago Audubon statement against...
Greetings all - Thanks so much to the fourteen participants who made this the best count for which I have records. We hit 80 species, easily besting the 78...
After doing the Kishwaukee CBC and seeing not a lot, I didn't have much hope for birding on the Ist of the year. Still with nothing to lose I ventured forth...
Way too windy. I went out to Minooka to look for the 2 Snowy Owls Dave Johnson found yesterday. No success. I suspect that they found a nice spot out of...
Details on this year's White Pines CBC, including new count species of Northern Saw-whet Owl and Double-created Cormorant, along with other rare/uncommon...
I birded at the Bend of the Little Calumet River (127th & State St., Chicago) on Sunday afternoon (1 January 2012). Phone ahead (708-588-4035) if you wish to...
Rich and I spotted 6 White-winged Crossbills on the West side of the Arboretum by Hemlock Hill. They were near the tree tops and were not with any other...
Happy New Year! Joel Greenberg, Patrick Palmer and I started out the year with a full day of birding - sunrise to sunset. We started out and spent about 4...
1-1-2012 Colin Dobson and I went to Thompson Lake (Fulton County) to look for the Long-tailed Duck reported by Kevin Richmond. There are now 2 Long-Tailed...
Today Gary Hantsbarger, Nancy Halliday, and I did the CBC for Waukegan area starting at about 7:00. At that time it was raining heavily and there was some ...
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Beau Schaefer
beauschaefer@...
Jan 1, 2012 11:51 pm
Jim Solum and I patrolled a few areas in and around IBSP South today. The birding was pretty painful….literally. Freezing rain blowing in your face at...
Hi Birders, A few finches shot on feeders at the link, plus a report on other birds seen today. http://www.ilbirds.com/index.php?topic=49772.0 Steve...
Greetings, everyone -- So I am out in the Virginia Beach, Virginia, area visiting family and maybe getting ramped up for some cannonball style. I started a...
Hello Bird People, We always hope for winter finches at St Mary's but that hasn't happened much the last few years & today was more of the same. Early a.m....
Dear Birders, This morning I hiked the yellow trail through Cranberry Slough over to the orange trail at Wolf Prairie Road. At Cranberry Slough I found a...
Susan Kaley and I birded area 2 and part of area 5 of the Morris CBC today. As was to be expected the high winds made it difficult to find birds. We never...
All- We had a wonderful day walking in the 40mph winds and rain/freezing rain/snow (tongue is in cheek). I have nothing to add to what has already been...
Hello Bird People, This report is a bit late but has some info that others may be interested in so I guess I should post it after all. On Sat 12-31-11 I went...
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NorekJ@...
Jan 2, 2012 3:42 am
Unable to do any birding until the extremely windy afternoon hours, so I settled for birds on the water at Belmont Harbor and possibly the Harlequin(s) that...
Happy New Year to everyone, hope no one got to drunk saturday night ! Wait a minute, we are birders, we don't have time to get drunk as we have to much work to...
Hey, everyone, The January 12 meeting of the DuPage Birding Club will feature local birding expert Doug Stotz's assessment of climate change impact on...
Fran Morel and I walked around in the bitter winds at Chicago Botanic Gardens this morning. Right off the bat we found a flock of Common Redpolls feeding on...
Hello Birders! Andrew Aldrich and I hit the Arb hard starting at 7:10 this fine snowy morning. We were rewarded with some very cool birds! Some of the...
