Howdy Birding Friends: Celebrating a day off on this Columbus Day, I ventured N to Two Rivers NWR in Calhoun County. I wasn't disappointed as I relocated...
Keith Mcmullen
warbler7@...
Oct 13, 2008 11:52 pm
30796
hello ibetors: yesterday afternoon at about 3:00 pm 2 tardy common nighthawks flew south thru northfield & glenview. jeffrey sanders--glenview--no. cook...
There were 38+ species of birds at Montrose Point in Chicago's Lincoln Park this morning (Tuesday, 14 October 2008). There was a little bit of a movement of...
Hello IBETTERS, A stray RT Hummingbird female came in yesterday morning (Oct 13) for a drink. We have not had any here for a few weeks. Rhetta Jack,...
I had a female RT hummingbirds here Tues, Oct.7th and so far haven't seen anymore. I'm keeping my feeder filled until this weekend. Marcia Lonergan Lake...
Saturday, October 18, 7:30 AM Middlefork Savanna Lake Forest ( Map) Take a hike into the past. Or the pastoral, if you prefer. Although you're in the...
Hi all, Tue 14-Oct-08: Kankakee LeVasseur Park/Perry Farm: 0735-1350H(3 mi Walk + Brkft)_OC_60-68_ENE 5_E Chipmunk(2)_Red Squirrel(2)_Wt Deer (40_River up...
An early morning walk on this Oct 14th yielded the expected mid-October migrants (Hermit Thrush, both Kinglets, Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, Goldfinch flocks,...
Birders will again have some access to the South Pines of Illinois Beach State Park! Some of us have been working with Brad Semel and the Illinois Department...
Hi All, Had an odd combination and for only about 30 minutes. 34 Yellow-rumps, 2 Palm Warblers, an Eastern Phoebe, and 11 Eastern Bluebirds. Came and then...
Thad Edmonds
dutch2@...
Oct 14, 2008 8:22 pm
30805
Last Friday afternoon, I had the opportunity to walk down Baker Hollow creek, the creek that runs down the bluff on the west side of US 24 and empties into the...
Hi Birders. Someone in California noticed one of my pictures of a Ring-billed Gull that was colored green and asked for information on them. Is there a link...
Hi again, Tue 14-Oct08: House:1650-1740H_Sun_66_Calm. A little birding from my backyard late this afternoon turned-up my latest Common Nighthawk (by...
Those of you who have been using the hotspot list will recognize that for the last year it has been filled with repetitions and unidentifiable or confusingly...
Tues about 4 pm heard Sandhills overhead. They were very very very high and gone by the time I figured out where they were-- maybe 50--flying southeast toward...
A fair movement of 104 raptors were counted today at the Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch. Here is what our observers counted today: Turkey Vulture - 33 ...
Around 9 p.m. last night, we heard two great horned owls calling back and forth. One had a lower pitched voice than the one farther away. Wonder if it has...
Please join us Monday evening at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Monday, October 20, 2008 at 07:00 PM - Dr. Chris Whelan on 'Why do Birds Migrate?' INHS avian...
Two Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows were at Montrose this morning. One was on the beach in the cattails next to the pier and the other was in the meadow. Other...
The COS (http://www.chicagobirder.org) North Pond Bird Walk netted 50 species of birds around North Pond in Chicago's Lincoln Park today (Wednesday, 15 October...
Hi all, Two more species at Montrose this morning - ten Great Egrets flew over the beach at about 7:00 am, followed immediately by a Belted Kingfisher (perhaps...
Highlights early this morning at Waukegan were the following: 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult on fishing pier) 12 Sanderling (also on same pier) 1 Merlin...
I'll add two more: two Black-bellied Plovers on the beach and an Orange-crowned Warbler by the waterfall. No LeConte's (darn). Joe Lill Chicago, Cook County Hi...
Hi all, I am interested in opinions on where the best spot in Illinois is for Rails. Also time of year. Say if I were to have one full morning of birding and...
Hello Everyone, I went to Spears Woods this morning to see what I could find. There were small flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers, and larger flocks of Golden &...
My wife and I returned from a trip to Scotland last night and also heard a Great Horned Owl calling from our kitchen. (We were in the kitchen; Owl was outside)...
It must be that time of year as my wife and I watched a Great Horned Owl last evening for about 10 minutes as it pumped its tail up and down each time it ...
Alan Anderson pointed out to me that some of you may be having trouble finding the hotspot list on the new, improved eBird. In case you are, here's how you do...
