A casual 9:00am walk-through of birdy Gillson Park brought us well over 30 species. Included were: RT HUMMINGBIRD WILSON'S YELLOW COMMON YELLOW MAGNOLIA...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 1, 2003 6:53 pm
A first year Lesser Black-backed Gull was at the north end of Waukegan Beach this morning, visible from the fishing pier at the end of Greenwood Avenue. There...
From the intersection of Half Day Road (rte. 22) and Milwaukee Ave. (rte. 21) in Lincolnshire this morning at about 10:30, my husband and I saw an adult Golden...
There was an adult common loon at McHenry Dam this afternoon. I watched him for 30 minutes feeding in a narrow channel where luckily the boats have to slow...
There were 21 Dunlins, 5 Sanderlings and a Ruddy Turnstone at the Montrose protected beach at 3:00 pm. At the Jarvis Bird Sanctuary, about 15 of Black-cr.Night...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 1, 2003 11:14 pm
Can anyone recommend a good strap for carrying a spotting scope in the field? Thanks. Robert Hughes Chicago Cook County email: rhughes.enteract@... ...
Hello Ibeters, Who would have thought that on 1 Jun 03 a Yellow Rump and two Palms would be seen at Montrose and Jarvis. There were also 2 Black Billed...
The N. parula warbler was singing in the sycamore tree to the north of the Japanese garden at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva on June 1. It had been reported...
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Victor Friedman
prclyne@...
Jun 2, 2003 5:35 am
ILbirds/IBET - Observer field-notes for the spring 2003 migration season are due to me by the end of this week (published due date is 7 June). The Illinois...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 2, 2003 1:26 pm
Migration is still going on at Montrose. My highlights this morning include Orchard Oriole (young male), Bobolink, Swainson's Thrush, Lincoln's and ...
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ROY E PETERSON
scrubjay33@...
Jun 2, 2003 1:32 pm
Hi All! Late yesterday AM at the southeast corner of the Waukegan Beach parking area I spotted a strange looking gull in the small grassy area next to the...
Strange week. First the loon at McHenry Dam yesterday. This morning there was a red breasted nuthatch in my yard. While they are regular winter residents in...
It used to be that I thought migration came to a screeching halt at midnight on 31 May. Now I understand that, although numbers of migrant birds are much...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 2, 2003 9:47 pm
An answer to the spring 2003 photo quiz is now up on the IOS website. A new quiz will be posted this month. http://www.illinoisbirds.org/photo_quiz.html Robert...
Strangely enough today was one of the best of the migration so far in downtown Chicago. Starting at Jane Addams: were , Mourning, Redstart, Chestnut sided,...
Hello Ken and others, I am a complete novice beginner, but very interested in Birding. This list that you sent out seems to very useful. I live in Chicago, so ...
Nothing terribly exciting at Hickory Grove Sunday, but some cool stuff was present. Highlights: Wood Thrush Gray Catbird Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Yellow Warbler ...
I'm just sending a reminder that it is still not too late to attend the Illinois Ornithological Society's annual meeting June 6-8th, this weekend. However,...
As Caleb Gordon, Kris Sundberg and I were standing on Waukegan Beach last night (Monday, June 2), Joe Lill said something along the lines of "would you please...
I'm VERY happy to hear that you all saw a Harlequin duck in June in Illinois. I saw one in June about 12 years ago. At the time, I was living in an apartment...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 3, 2003 3:24 pm
... Documenting a rare bird can be intimidating. When I write a documentation for a rare bird I try to begin with a general description and make a comparison...
"So one possible description for a female Harlequin Duck might be "A small, mostly dark brown duck about the size of a coot". After that a more detailed...
First, I'd like to thank Danny Diaz for posting the duck for me almost as it was being seen. I was VERY surprised to see one this late in the year. A nice male...
Dear Chicago Area birders, Well, migration is winding down and will soon be over, and then what will you do for excitement? Not to worry, the Grassland Bird...
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ROY E PETERSON
scrubjay33@...
Jun 3, 2003 9:09 pm
Hi All! I am sorry to say that between 2:30 and 3:00 this afternoon there was no sign of the Harlequin Duck in or out of the water on Waukegan Beach. Perhaps...
Success! Jeff Sundberg, Caleb Gordon, Kris Sundberg and Joe Lill went out yesterday (June 2nd) and came up with a total of 136 species. I'll write a more...
This was happened yesterday, 6/2, morning near the Montrose Harbor. My e-mail troubled me not to post this yesterday. About 9:00 am, after the Montrose Point...
Eagle Optics in Madison no longer buys used optics (scopes/binoculars) in conjunction with the purchase of new optics from them(i.e they no longer take...
