I would like to know how many of you use a GPS while birding. Out of curiousity, I did a search on google.com this morning with the search for "gps birding"...
Found several good pocket at Conkey today, mostly YELLOW RUMPS, PALMS and RUBYS but, it was the first time I saw a GREAT HORN OWL during the day just sitting...
Near the formal garden, I was focusing mainly on a big gaggle of very noisy white throated and white crowned sparrows feasting on dandelion seeds when I...
I did some late morning birding along the lakefront. After dodging raindrops and dogs running around in the shorebird area (why can't "Bark in the Park" be...
I got a very late start this morning, and went to Waterfall Glen to bird. I happened to come across the very nice group of birders from the DuPage Birding...
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Jacob Spendelow
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May 1, 2004 5:18 pm
I stopped by the puddle on the south farms in Urbana (about a quarter mile NW of the intersection of Windsor and Lincoln) this morning and saw the following...
Happy May Ibeters: I went to the lincoln Park Jarvis Bird Sanctuary this am. Birders informed of the presence of a Worm Eating Warbler and in a while Ifound it...
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James Hoyt
jwhoyt@...
May 1, 2004 6:07 pm
One note about the North End of FishHook WMA. I'm pretty sure this area contains a refuge which is OFF LIMITS to the public. If you stay on the farm lane you...
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Charlene and Jim Malone
stlaud@...
May 1, 2004 6:11 pm
There has been an imm WHITE IBIS that has been seen VERY infrequently at Two Rivers NWR, Calhoun co, IL this week. Earlier, a White-faced was seen by several...
p.m. today, working the leaf litter on the south fence between the Bird Migration area sign and the east side of the sanctuary. I got great looks for about...
28 birders gathered for the Chicago Audubon Society's Rosehill Cemetery walk at 8am this morning. 57 species were identified, which, considering the weather,...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
May 1, 2004 7:42 pm
Kanae Hirabayashi and I checked a couple places along the Lake County lakefront this morning. At Waukegan: THAYER'S GULL - 1 adult GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 adult ...
Hi I was birding Illinois Beach S.P. and Waukegan Beach today. I didn't see much in Illinois Beach S.P.: Carolina Wren, 2 Red-brested Nuthatchers, Warbling...
Went on Bob and Karen Fisher's DBC field trip to Waterfall Glenn this am. OUTSTANDING. a Blackburnian on an open branch of a leaveless tree is really awesome....
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John H. Purcell
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May 1, 2004 9:19 pm
ILBirders . . . The Worm-eating Warbler was still at the Jarvis Bird Sanctuary (Lincoln Park-Chicago) as of 3:45 PM Sunday. It was seen first along the base of...
Hard to believe that an inland forest preserve would "out-bird" most of the hot spots but that appears to be the situation today. I had 65 species between 7...
Hi Everyone, A total of 23 of us DuPagers really had to work for the birds today, as it was cloudy, cold and toward the end of the 3 &1/2 hours walk, light...
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Ken Sutchar
sooch@...
May 2, 2004 12:07 am
Once again, a first year male summer tanager is at the North Park Village Nature Center. He was near the bee hives. The last one that was there remained for...
After our outing to Waterfall Glen Saturday morning, Urs Geiser and I decided to look for these 2 birds reported from these locations within the past day or 2....
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marilyn bell
marbell@...
May 2, 2004 2:48 am
In case anyone else tries to find the PRAIRIE WARBLER at West Chicago Prairie, here's, hopefully, a helpful hint. When I first heard the bird, he seemed to be...
Altogether 63 bird species were observed today while visiting three Chicago parks - Columbus, Douglas and Humboldt. Six observers stayed all day (7:30am -...
Saturday__May 1, 2004 Despite the weather forecast, I tried to get some SBC scouting time in for Fayette County. Even though the weather was crap, the day ...
I had ten minutes to look for the Worm-eating, and found it in two, thanks to the great descriptions from earlier in the day. I was just lucky that I didn't...
Bob Erickson, Al Stoke, Paul Sweet and myself were able to relocate the Piping Plover at Waukegan Beach this morning at 6:30AM at the most northern portion of ...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
May 2, 2004 5:01 pm
At Montrose: 9 PIPING PLOVERS(!) - At the west end of the beach. Purple Finch At Jarvis Bird Sanctuary: CLAY-COLORED SPARROW Marsh Wren Purple Finch Northern...
Neafsey Family first entry. Just now (Sunday around noon) we are fairly certain we have a palm warbler feeding in our back yard. Has chestnut cap, yellow ...
