Hi Birders, Link will take you to a report on things seen today, along with pictures. Which are heavy on the Turnstones as they are one of my favorites. ...
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Doug Hanna
fdhanna
May 23, 2013 11:37 pm
Spent about 4 hours birding around the hedge. Windy and cool and it was hard working for both the birds and the birders. Lots of redstarts and empids. Had...
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Colleen
colleenlmartin
12:16 am
Is there is an app for my phone that identifies birdsongs, kind of like shazam does with music? Thanks, Colleen...
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Joan N
NorekJ@...
12:56 am
This bird has a lot of field marks but I have not been able to find a species to which all would be correct. Photographed at Midewin last Sunday (5/19/13). ...
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Nick Minor
nmbirder
1:12 am
Hey Joan! Looks like a freshly-plumaged Savannah Sparrow to me. Hope this helps, Nick Minor ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Beau Schaefer
beauschaefer@...
1:16 am
+1 Savannah Sparrow Beau Schaefer round lake beach, IL lake county beauschaefer@... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Nick Minor
nmbirder
1:37 am
Hey folks, So let's be totally honest; I'm not going to have much to report on tonight. Northerly winds rule the state right now (http://hint.fm/wind), so ...
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theyardindg
1:43 am
You just never can tell! After a relatively dull spring for yard warblers for Karen and myself, today we were awakened to a cold wind and a misty rain - and...
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ericwalt40
2:09 am
I took a late morning walk down IBSP's Sand Pond Road (north unit) on Sunday and found some interesting birds. As I neared the end of the road, I heard a rare...
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miking38
2:33 am
Shorebirds are hanging in there in the wet fields. Today along Bauer Road there were spotteds and semi-palmated, one of which had some leg bands. At Garman...
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Joan N
NorekJ@...
2:39 am
The consensus seems clearly to be Savannah, and I ruled out Savannah because (1) the bird seemed to have a large head, (2) the white steak on the lower side of...
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Aaron G
aarongyllenhaal
2:55 am
Hi all, A quick trip to Miller Meadows this afternoon yielded 3 Nelson's Sparrows and another ammodramus that was also most likely a Nelson's. I got photos of...
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greg_neise
3:18 am
Sibley does a terrible job of portraying the boldly-marked Savannah Sparrows we typically see here in the Great lakes in spring. But, the bright yellow...
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Michael L. P. Retter
mlretter
4:08 am
Given the date, this would not be a fresh SAVS, but rather, a worn one. Michael L. P. Retter ... W. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN mlretter AT yahoo.com home:...
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Aaron Given
amgiven@...
10:57 am
Savannah Sparrows, like most sparrows, replace some to most of their body plumage during a prealternate molt in late winter/spring. The extent to which...
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patreyburn2001
12:12 pm
Spoke with Adam. He said that he stopped by Gardner Park, but did not hear the Swaiinson's Warbler. After 5 minutes or so he headed on to the hospital. He last...
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Janice
prayn4pce
1:07 pm
Here are the photos for the Catbird in Robins Nest http://www.flickr.com/photos/sparkle1103/8812850888/ Janice Lech Arlington Hts. Cook County...
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Janice
prayn4pce
1:09 pm
Are Gracles birds of prey? Yesterday I witnessed a male Gracle pull 3 baby Sparrows out of their nests and rip them apart. Janice Lech Arlington Hts.,IL Cook...
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mmadsen48
4:20 pm
A male CONNECTICUT WARBLER was at Knoch Knolls Park in Naperville this morning. It was on the west side of the park where a complex of paths leaves the main...
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vswift83
4:26 pm
I took today off so was able to spend the whole morning at Montrose. My father and I walked down to the (windy, cold) beach at 6:15 am and again at 10:30....
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Jason Weckstein
jweckst
5:21 pm
Spent 2+ hrs birding Perkins Woods this morning. There was quite a bit of activity and I ended up with 17 species of warblers. Lots of Blackburnians and...
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Steve Spitzer
steven0703
5:44 pm
They kill adult sparrows and young robins around my yard. Steve Spitzer ... From: Janice <prayn4pce@...> Subject: IBET Are Grackles Birds of Prey? To:...
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Al Stokie
al.stokie...
7:34 pm
Hello Bird People, Still no final word on the fate of the Subaru but Mr Jeff Sanders picked me up at home & we covered Skokie Lagoons for about 2 hours this...
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Vicky Sroczynski
vsroczynski
7:43 pm
This morning I first heard, then saw briefly, a Mourning Warbler, a nemesis bird for me, on the north side of St. Charles Road-just off the limestone trail,...
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goldrsh@...
goldrsh...
8:00 pm
It seemed earlier in the season than i remember in past years, but this morning about 7:15 a flock of cedar waxwings arrived in my yard and played swoop all...
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pdacko1@...
pdacko1...
9:02 pm
Got the Broadwing Hawk at Camp Sagawau as he was scoping out their feeders. Camp Sagawau is on the North side Route 83 just before the stop light where 83...
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tickbouy
9:19 pm
Steve Smith Elgin Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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prairieoakve...
9:38 pm
Quick summary for any weekend warriors. ALDER FLYCATCHERS: Four to six at the Salt Creek Wetland Project in the upper field off of the parking area. Listen for...
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Dustin Holschuh
dholschuh
10:00 pm
The American Avocet was still present at this morning at 11 at the Annawan cattle ponds in Henry county. In Whiteside on Cordova rd about a mile west of...
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greg_neise
10:10 pm
Hi all, Yesterday Mike Ingram photographed a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Bauer Rd. in Tazewell county that had a yellow leg-flag. I checked checked with...
