North of creek. Also 6 AM PIPIT. Jim solum solum11@... Gurnee Lake Co....
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trptjoe@...
trptjoe2005
May 1, 2009 12:05 pm
20+ Smith's Longspur were seen at the Curtis Rd. location (Curtis just west of Staley, Champaign) by Jeff Sundberg, Kris Sundberg and me. Two of them ...
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danderson0537
May 1, 2009 12:39 pm
Earlier this week I looked out my feeders to see 3 male Indigo Buntings at the thistle feeders. A first for my yard. Still have several pine siskins vying with...
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Jim Solum
jimsolum
May 1, 2009 1:16 pm
Now that i'm back, here is the totals from this morning at Waukegan Beach and pine ... TRI-COLORED HERON-flew in after it was spooked by a GREATER YELLOWLEGS....
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franmmmk
May 1, 2009 1:28 pm
Both Egrets were seen between 745 and 815 am by Bruce and myself in South Pond where the 50 or so Black-crowned Night Herons are nesting, easily viewed from...
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Robert Hughes
scandiaca63
May 1, 2009 1:41 pm
Some of the birds I saw at Montrose this morning: Forster's Tern - 1 Marsh Wren - 4 Sedge Wren - 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 7 American Pipit - 1 Eastern Towhee...
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XXJB7Z@...
residentbirder
May 1, 2009 1:50 pm
Hi friends, Yesterday at my Mom's house in Kankakee, a Summer tanager landed just outside her kitchen windo. It was red with flecks of yellow on the sides. I...
35195
mumsferd
May 1, 2009 2:22 pm
Have a male rose breasted grosbeak visiting and still have pine siskins at my feeders. I've put out the oriole and hummingbird feeders but haven't seen the...
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David Antieau
davidantieau
May 1, 2009 3:25 pm
Dear birders: Two Cattle Egrets were still at the South Pond, at Lincoln Park Zoo, at about 8:45 this morning. Craig & Barb Thayer had seen them earlier in...
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Nicholas Block
nlb.birder
May 1, 2009 3:59 pm
IBETers, A very brief note to pass on that Dave Willard saw a Western Tanager (I can't remember what plumage) this morning on the south side of McCormick...
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Paul Quintas
birding1975
May 1, 2009 5:07 pm
I agree with Bob. It did not seem like May as sparrows far out-numbered warblers. There were two Willets on the beach. I ended up with ten sparrow species,...
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B.G. Sloan
bgsloan2
May 1, 2009 5:52 pm
I heard an unfamiliar sounding bird song: three clear whistled notes, followed by two "buzzier" notes (sort of like "fitz fitz"). This song was repeated...
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Nicholas Block
nlb.birder
May 1, 2009 5:56 pm
IBETers, I had no luck turning up the tanager anywhere near McCormick Place. I suppose it could be anywhere along the lake front north of McCormick now. Nick...
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Owen McHugh
tiskitabird
May 1, 2009 6:00 pm
Hello Ibeters; I apparently just missed the Cattle Egrets at the South Pond in Lincoln Park at 9:30am. They were not there. But after getting a cup of coffee,...
Carol Schoeck just called me and asked me to post. She had 4 Cattle Egrets in the flooded area adjacent to Parking Lot 19 on the west side of the Arb around...
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Jill Niland
bwwarbler
May 1, 2009 7:03 pm
I went looking for the egrets at noon, and finally, they were very visible...right at the south end of the southbound entrance ramp from Fullerton onto Lake...
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Jim Solum
jimsolum
May 1, 2009 7:19 pm
Along the east shore easily view...
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pauljd41142
May 1, 2009 7:42 pm
Went to McClaughry Springs Woods today in spite of the cloudy weather and got some pictures of a Northern Parula and a Yellow Throated Vireo. They were by the...
35207
kidswedding
May 1, 2009 8:04 pm
Hi IBETers, Have Chipping & White-Crowned sparrows at my feeders right now, but wondering if this new visitor is a Clay-colored sparrow? If you can help ID,...
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B.G. Sloan
bgsloan2
May 1, 2009 8:23 pm
Barbara Brotman had a column about bird migration in yesterday's Tribune: http://tinyurl.com/dcc6cg Bernie Sloan [Non-text portions of this message...
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Michael L. P. Retter
mlretter
May 1, 2009 8:27 pm
Clay-colored for sure. Nice find! Michael L. P. Retter ... W. Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN mlretter AT yahoo.com home: 765.838.3152 cell: 309.824.7317 ...
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marilyn bell
marbell.rm
May 1, 2009 8:27 pm
The LARK SPARROW mentioned in an earlier post has been found for three days now at Elsen's Hill, West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve in Winfield. Go on the...
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pat.durkin@...
pdurkin123
May 1, 2009 8:43 pm
Dear IBETers, On my drive home along Lake Shore Drive, I stayed in the far right lane hoping for a glimpse on the two Cattle Egrets at 55MPH. YES! They were...
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Michael L. P. Retter
mlretter
May 1, 2009 8:57 pm
The following is a friendly reminder from the Associate Administrator of the guidelines for posting on IBET. IBET's mission statement is also included....
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Beckie Dyer
bd6tvulture
May 1, 2009 9:10 pm
Dear IBET'ers, Birds in Sangamon County -- late April, 2009: Little Blue Heron -- April 24 Snowy Egret (2) -- April 27 Cattle Egret (17) -- April 30 Green...
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calcariusp
May 1, 2009 9:17 pm
Vern Kleen and Tara Beveroth wanted me to post one more time that they still need a compiler for the Ford and Clark County Spring Bird Counts. Clark County...
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Liz Copeland
Kepurr1@...
May 1, 2009 9:26 pm
Hi Can someone tell me how to edit my emails in this mailbox? When I was gone for 5 days I had 250 . I went to the home page?? for this group I think- , but...
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Brian
redeyedvireo
May 1, 2009 9:57 pm
Today at Gompers Park along the Chicago River there were nine warbler species with YELLOW-RUMPED and PALM WARBLERS the most abundant. Also in full force were...
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Comcast Mail
wcsaylor@...
May 1, 2009 10:15 pm
I still have 2 pine siskins at my feeder in Mundelein (Lake Cty). Other good yard birds today (5/1) were yellow warbler and Lincoln's sparrow. Bill Saylor ...
