I went out to Deer Grove East yesterday to see if I could find a cerulean warbler. No dice. I did have a few good birds, though: 2 hooded warblers 2 american...
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robirdman
robirdman@...
Jul 1, 2009 12:07 pm
I am trying to find someone who has dependable, regularly-visiting Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, that would allow me to spend time setting up and photographing...
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Christopher Cudworth
cudworthfix@...
Jul 1, 2009 1:19 pm
A note of irony: I receive my IBET posts through Gmail and one of the advertisements was for crane hunting. An alternate universe? Christopher Cudworth ...
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Beckie Dyer
bd6tvulture
Jul 1, 2009 3:45 pm
Dear IBET'ers, *Birds in Sangamon County -- June 2009* Common Loon -- June 15 (non-breeding plumage) Cattle Egret -- June 1 Bald Eagle -- June 1 -- Ruddy Duck...
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Beckie Dyer
bd6tvulture
Jul 1, 2009 4:05 pm
Dear IBET'ers, A revised listing of June 2009 birds in Sangamon Co. Birds in Sangamon County -- June 2009 Common Loon -- June 15 - non-breeding plumage ...
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Jeanette Repp
revrepp
Jul 1, 2009 4:15 pm
The outside curtains on the church windows have worked 100% this spring! No migration fatalities, and they used to be a regular occurrence. (Before my time...
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Jed Hertz
jhh_60910
Jul 1, 2009 6:14 pm
Hi all, Wed 01-July-09: Braidwood (Cooling) Lake: 0510-1100H (1 W + 3.5 D)_OC/Cld_61-67_NNW 0-15_E Cottontail_Coyote. I found the again Laughing Gull...
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Christopher Cudworth
cudworthfix@...
Jul 1, 2009 8:27 pm
I think that's what it is still called. On Campton Hills Road 1 mile west of Peck. Took a stroll to listen for breeding birds but hit the "quiet" zone fwhen ...
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Greg Neise
greg_neise
Jul 1, 2009 9:29 pm
Bill Rudden has posted pictures of a BROWN PELICAN that he took today near Fults Hill Prairie, in Monroe County. This is about 90 miles south of Alton. ...
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bgsloan2@...
bgsloan2
Jul 1, 2009 9:57 pm
A fine example of learning from others' mistakes. Last week Jeff Bilsky reported hearing a Long-billed Curlew at Crabtree. Turns out the calls of juvenile...
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Greg Neise
greg_neise
Jul 2, 2009 1:21 am
Demitri Lafkas had the NEOTROPIC CORMORANT fly in to Almond Marsh at 5:45 PM this evening, and Matt Cvetas reported it still present at 7:10 PM. -greg neise ...
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arlenekoziol
Jul 2, 2009 2:43 am
It is a common sight to see hawks and other large birds being mobbed by Red-winged Blackbirds. This summer I have seen four Red-tailed Hawks that forage at...
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BFisher928@...
theyardindg
Jul 2, 2009 2:49 am
Thanks to Jed Hertz for posting about this gull, then giving us helpful details on the location which helped us find it. Kankakee Rd is the western boundary of...
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bgsloan2@...
bgsloan2
Jul 2, 2009 3:17 am
I've also watched an Eastern Kingbird ride the back of a Red-tailed Hawk, pecking away. I never saw the red crown of the kingbird, though. That's pretty...
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Craig Taylor
cataylor619
Jul 2, 2009 5:20 am
I was in Champaign on business Wednesday, pulling out of town at 5:30 PM Gas was $2.56 at Market St exit on I-57. Since I was going to miss dinner with my...
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Robert Hughes
scandiaca63
Jul 2, 2009 1:05 pm
This morning I had a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a Bobolink at Montrose. Also, adult Chimney Swifts have started their pre-basic molt and are showing gaps...
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cyndi_lubecke
Jul 2, 2009 1:51 pm
About a week ago I saw an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron flying from the south along the Chicago river into a small opening in the river wall in front of the...
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jespaleum1@...
jespaleum
Jul 2, 2009 2:14 pm
Thank you, Matthew, for making IBET aware of reporting listed species. The Illinois Natural Heritage Database is the repository for data about all endangered...
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Roy Peterson
royepeterson
Jul 2, 2009 4:32 pm
The juvenile or 1st year NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was located at Almond Marsh FP early this AM. After some searching it was found perched in a large dead tree...
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Beau Schaefer
beauschaefer@...
Jul 2, 2009 5:10 pm
Thanks to Joe Lill for his post on the SWAINSON'S HAWK. Last time I went I wasn't looking in the right place. This time I was and had great looks at a cruising...
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Maureen Zwier
maureenzwier
Jul 2, 2009 5:23 pm
Please take a look at this photo and ID, please. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21286998@N02/3682259774/ I think it may be a Piping Plover, winter plumage? ...
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douglas stotz
douglasstotz
Jul 2, 2009 7:23 pm
I went out to Northerly Island at lunch time today. Highlights were a female-plumaged YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD with a flock of ca. 25 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS at...
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marilyn bell
marbell.rm
Jul 3, 2009 1:02 am
I was very surprised this morning (Thurs. 7/3), when monitoring birds at the West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve, to find a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD watching me...
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trptjoe@...
trptjoe2005
Jul 3, 2009 1:51 am
While birding today I ran across another birder who knew that I'd seen the Tropical Kingbird approximately three hours after its release from being banded. He...
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ericwalt40
Jul 3, 2009 1:55 am
Passed through the St. Louis region this morning and I had set aside a few hours to try for the Brown Pelican at Mel Price Lock & Dam (ie. L&D 26, adjacent to...
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frank bennett
fkbennett@...
Jul 3, 2009 1:55 am
I observed three Western Kingbirds in flight this morning at work. They flew in line about 3 feet apart about 20 feet in the air, all three giving call...
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Eric Secker
eric_secker
Jul 3, 2009 3:24 am
I haven't heard a lot of talk about the results from the meeting, but according to the minutes from the ESPB meeting, Black-billed Cuckoo was approved for...
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Jeff Smith
ybcuckoo13
Jul 3, 2009 3:51 am
I went down to Braidwood after work today in search of the Laughing Gull. I started at the field scoping from the car but had no luck. Since the dog needed a...
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Joe Suchecki
issuesman50
Jul 3, 2009 5:08 am
After seeing a pair of Turkey Vultures roosting near 87th street a couple of times in the last couple of weeks at Springbrook Prairie in Naperviille, I went...
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MHKIWI@...
michael.hogg
Jul 3, 2009 7:15 pm
In a message dated 7/2/2009 8:55:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ericwalters7@... writes: Based on the photos of this bird, it looks like the...
