At approx 11 am this morning Linda W. and I saw 1, but most likely 2 SE Owls at Northerly Island in Chicago. The 2nd sighting was in the same general vicinity...
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birdhaxxor@...
birdhaxxor
Oct 31, 2010 6:20 am
Mom and I went to Rollins around 4:45 and birded until 6:20. Last week, I went and saw no sign of SHORT-EARED OWLS, but today there were 5 of them- joined by 7...
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Owen Deutsch
owen.deutsch
Oct 31, 2010 11:55 am
I got my Ibet alert Sat.at 9:00 am Shot these photos at 2:00pm The Purple Sandpiper was fairly tame.See post at www.OwenDeutsch.com/ibet Owen Deutsch...
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Donald R Dann
Donniebird
Oct 31, 2010 12:42 pm
Donnie Dann Please support conservation Sent from my iPhones...
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Donald R Dann
Donniebird
Oct 31, 2010 12:47 pm
Sorry meant to add, Waukegan beach end of north pier Donnie Dann Please support conservation Sent from my iPhones...
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Park, David
park@...
Oct 31, 2010 1:37 pm
Purple sandpiper still at north pier at 8:30. Also: I found a key for a Toyota in the most proximal parking lot. Please contact me off list if this sounds like...
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John Heneghan
johnhens1
Oct 31, 2010 3:17 pm
Heard at least 3 GHO's calling early this morning around the house. I plan on looking for potential nest sites as the leaves fall. John Heneghan Big Rock,...
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bik_horus
Oct 31, 2010 3:40 pm
Due to the Obama rally parking and driving on my street and others in the neighborhood were closed from 6 AM to midnight, so I opted to take the whole day off...
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Brian Tang
brianerictang
Oct 31, 2010 4:39 pm
Warning: Content may be unsuitable for some audiences. Pretty gory. Red-tailed hawk with snake at Fermilab yesterday: ...
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jweckst@...
jweckst
Oct 31, 2010 5:29 pm
With the winds out of the NE and an hour to spare this morning I did some "sea" watching at the point on the north side of the Northwestern lakefill. The best...
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Amar
amarayyash
Oct 31, 2010 6:01 pm
Hi all, I've blogged the recent Franklin's Gull sightings in Illinois and the Midwest. http://anythinglarus.blogspot.com/2010/10/franklins-front.html Good...
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Sulli Gibson
sulligibson
Oct 31, 2010 6:32 pm
30 October 2010 Yesterday, Dick Paulson and I birded some of our favorite local spots in Glenview. Our best bird was an OSPREY flying south over Willow Road ...
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Steviegee
calothoraxlu...
Oct 31, 2010 7:33 pm
A steady weekend at Sand Bluff with the usual suspects being caught. Good numbers of FOX SPARROWS are being seen plus lots of Juncos and a few AMERICAN TREE...
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Carolyn Fields
c7echoes
Oct 31, 2010 8:05 pm
Add 3 more appreciative birders to the estimated 200+ that have been expertly and graciously escorted by Pete Moxon to the BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER at...
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Urs Geiser
ugeiser
Oct 31, 2010 9:05 pm
On Sunday morning I was alerted by Peter Kasper and Denis Kania to the presence of a female BLACK SCOTER at Fermilab's Lake Law. It was there all morning, and...
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calcariusp
Oct 31, 2010 10:03 pm
Does anyone have birder Matthew Fletchers current contact info? Matthew was a birder in the Chicagoland area for several years and took lots of great bird...
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NorekJ@...
Oct 31, 2010 10:40 pm
Nothing astounding today but decent birding continues at North Pond. Highlight species include Hooded Merganser, Wood Duck (of course) and Am. Coot on the...
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Carolyn A. Marsh
cmarshbird@...
Oct 31, 2010 10:48 pm
31 October Update on firing range Update on the 30 October community meeting and the latest information on final vote to be taken on the lease Nov. 4 for a...
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Christopher Cudworth
cudworthfix@...
Oct 31, 2010 11:45 pm
On my way home on a run the kids in their costumes were starting to work their way up the street. Passing by a pine tree, I heard a kinglet call. And what...
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Tony Ward
tward32003
Oct 31, 2010 11:51 pm
31 October 2010 Sharon, Colin Dobson and I birded the Illinois River valley in Morgan and Brown Counties. Even though just about any animal is being shot at...
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Anima Dubey
animadubey...
Nov 1, 2010 12:10 am
Today at about 3:00 I made it to Rollins with my dad.We started at the Washington St. entrance and took the left. We has many Green-winged Teals at the last...
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quefritzmann
Nov 1, 2010 12:49 am
Coot all over the place 4 American Black Ducks 6 Gadwall Pied Billed Griebes 6 Northern Shovelers 2 American Widgeons 20 Northen Pintails In addition: American...
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Jed Hertz
jhh_60910
Nov 1, 2010 12:52 am
Hi all,  Have I mentioned how dry we are here in the Kankakee Region? (And you ask, "How dry is it?") It’s been so dry the TNC Kankakee Sands are now ...
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Darrell Shambaugh
djs60552
Nov 1, 2010 1:13 am
The waterfowl haven't come into Shabbona Lake yet this fall. There were a lot of AMERICAN COOTS (600 is my estimate) and very few ducks and geese. A COMMON...
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Jim Solum
jimsolum
Nov 1, 2010 1:40 am
This morning ten of us made the approximate five mile round trip hike into the restricted south pines and prairie at Illinois Beach State Park. Although...
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stoilivanov@...
stoilivanov...
Nov 1, 2010 2:09 am
I went today to Waukegan Beach to see the Purple Sandpiper . I posted short HD video of it feeding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUmvw4hBcxE Stoil Ivanov...
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Karen Lund
lovessawwhets
Nov 1, 2010 2:12 am
After the hawk watch today, Paul Sweet and I headed over to Waukegan Harbor to look for my lifer purple sandpiper. Of course, Paul found it right away. We...
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Dustin
dholschuh
Nov 1, 2010 2:35 am
Counted 19 Purple Finchs on the 2 platform feeders in the front yard.Also had my usual male Red-Bellied Woodpecker trying to get all the peanuts before the...
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BFisher928@...
theyardindg
Nov 1, 2010 2:57 am
Sunday was a big day up on top of the hill, with 132 raptors total. Lot's of highlights - a late Osprey, 2 dark morph western Redtails (one gorgeous adult...
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prairie oak
prairieoakve...
Nov 1, 2010 4:00 am
Greetings, everyone -- I posted a weekend field report that includes a Northern Saw-whet Owl photo at: ...
