Files on gardening & farming etc. JerryGoldner@... Evanston...
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Jill Niland
bwwarbler
May 16, 2012 9:04 pm
In case you're planning to avoid downtown and hit the lakefront hotspots, I received this note from my local neighborhood association; if you're going home...
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Steve Spitzer
steven0703
May 16, 2012 9:42 pm
Hi Birders, I went to Montrose Beach this morning. The best birds were two Ruddy Turnstones, although a little group of baby Killdeer ran out onto the sand and...
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Bev Stafford
staffordbev
May 16, 2012 11:04 pm
Also found this statement online: Â The actual summit kicks off at noon on Sunday May 20th at McCormick place and wraps at about 2pm on the 21st. Hosts...
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John Hockman
johnhockman2003
May 16, 2012 11:34 pm
This Sunday, May 20, the Evanston North Shore Bird Club has a field trip going to Jackson Park and the lakefront - Wooded Isle. We will be looking for migrant...
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rattlinantler
May 17, 2012 12:22 am
This afternoon, I stopped by a local fluddle to check out the shorebirds. I was photographing peeps and 'pipers, when an UPLAND SANDPIPER lit nearby. I...
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John Pohl
japohlvin
May 17, 2012 2:15 am
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Barn Swallow - Bank Swallow - pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-pohl-in/7212706590/in/photostream John Pohl Vincennes, Indiana ...
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tward3@...
tward32003
May 17, 2012 2:24 am
16 May 2012, Colin Dobson saw 16 species of shorebirds after school at Spunky Bottoms in Brown County this afternoon. Highlights include: 6 Black-bellied...
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Al Stokie
al.stokie...
May 17, 2012 2:32 am
Hello Bird People, Today was the day I make my weekly long trip which always results in a late post but here it is. Andy Sigler & I arrived at Mississippi...
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beau schaefer
beauschaefer
May 17, 2012 12:24 pm
Had nice looks around 6am this morning at a male MOURNING WARBLER behind the visitor center along the E/W trail. Still strangely silent as far as warblers go,...
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NorekJ@...
May 17, 2012 12:49 pm
Many warblers (particularly, but not only, on east side) and others at North Pond this morning (6:15-7:15 a.m., 5/17/12) including Black-throated Blue. ...
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Todd Anderson
tcanders123@...
May 17, 2012 3:18 pm
I was in Tennessee for work last week, and expected to be greeted with open wings by flocks of warblers. What a reality check!! Last Friday I went to Ryerson,...
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Sue Friscia
q4birds
May 17, 2012 6:32 pm
Hi all, Just got a call from Wes who got a call from Paul Dacko, who found a Wesrtern Kingbird @ Cherry Hill, 104th street between Rt 83 and McCarthy road. Sue...
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Jazz Daddy
joceb2005...
May 17, 2012 7:08 pm
Here is my list for Poverty Prairie on 5/17, followed by my list for Oldfield Oaks later in the day. Waterfall Glen FP--Poverty Prairie (DuPage Co.), DuPage,...
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pauljd41142
May 17, 2012 7:31 pm
Went to Cherry Hill today and ran into Mike and Tammi Daley. While Mike and I we talking Tammi came over from down the trail and asked what a Yellow Breasted...
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pauljd41142
May 17, 2012 7:40 pm
Sorry Cherry hill is one block North of 123rd street on 104th Ave....
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Amar Ayyash
amarayyash
May 17, 2012 8:27 pm
I did not see the Western Kingbird during a quick check from 2:00-2:45 p.m. today (Thursday, 17 May '12). Â Thanks, Amar Ayyash Frankfort IL ...
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Kevin Richmond
tonkder
May 17, 2012 8:41 pm
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and a BLACK- AND-WHITE WARBLER were along Bishop Road at Sand Ridge Forest (in Mason Co.) at dawn. A...
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mcvetas
May 17, 2012 8:48 pm
If you're planning on birding Montrose Saturday morning, be sure to arrive early. The Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5K will take place at Montrose Harbor, beginning...
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Craig
tanagers49
May 17, 2012 9:21 pm
In addition there is a Chicago Kids & Kites Festival (linked to the NATO summit) from 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday at Montrose..another reason to arrive early Craig...
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Hal
raptorhal
May 17, 2012 10:25 pm
Although there were not a lot of birds today, the vocalizations just south of the Darrow Bridge behind the Museum of Science and Industry were remarkable. All...
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Geoffrey A. Williamson
larus_thayeri
May 17, 2012 10:52 pm
Nice photos, Paul. But I wonder if your "lousy" Western Kingbird isn't something better. The tips of the tail feathers are pale, and I don't see any white...
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BFisher928@...
theyardindg
May 17, 2012 11:45 pm
I had a distant look at the kingbird as it briefly perched low in a dead tree, while being chased by a Baltimore Oriole. Several of us searched in vain after...
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Al Stokie
al.stokie...
May 18, 2012 12:28 am
Hello Bird People, My main target for today was the Kane Co Summer Tanager at Norris Woods which Scott C has been talking about. But I learned that it's hard...
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Chris West
birdingbum17
May 18, 2012 12:38 am
Cassin's almost always shows a strong contrast between the snowy white throat and dark gray cheek. This bird is extremely pale and the throat kind of blends...
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MICHAEL
m.daley...
May 18, 2012 1:17 am
We were at Cherry Hill with Paul Dacko. I just put some photo's on Field Reports I.D. that may help,not the best quality but some different views. Mike Daley...
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pauljd41142
May 18, 2012 1:18 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14630574@N08/ This is the only one I have. I took around 150 picture if anyone would like to have them I am more than willing to...
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djohnsoda@...
davidbrucejo...
May 18, 2012 1:42 am
Geoff and Chris, From the few photos I've seen this looks like a typical Western Kingbird. The white outer tail feathers are hidden by the folded tail, I can...
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Park, David
park@...
May 18, 2012 2:05 am
IBET-ers: This is the third night in a row that I have heard numerous Common Nighthawks in my neighborhood in Chicago. I have heard them on Montrose, from...
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Jill Niland
bwwarbler
May 18, 2012 11:03 am
COS received this message at our email. Many people who birded along the lakefront in years past will remember Kosh, who was a very good birder. We haven't...
