An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was at Montrose Beach at 8:15am amongst 50 of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. Others at Montrose were 20 or so Snow Bunting,...
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Vicki Hedrick
vikij5@...
Nov 1, 2010 3:47 pm
The mix of birds at my feeding station here in Carlinville this past month has been interesting. A few years ago, male Red-winged Blackbirds began showing...
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Owen Deutsch
owen.deutsch
Nov 1, 2010 5:28 pm
Northerly Island, Sun. 9:00am I spent 1 hour lying on the concrete path photographing this Snow Bunting, most of the time within 4 or 5 feet.Also shot the...
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Beckie Dyer
bd6tvulture
Nov 1, 2010 7:27 pm
Birds in Sangamon County in October 2010 Common Loon -- Oct 18 (10) Eared Grebe -- Oct 21 (juv) Great Egret -- Oct 6 (departure) Cattle Egret -- Oct 30...
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Todd Anderson
tcanders123@...
Nov 1, 2010 9:39 pm
We've had the pleasure of a pair of Fox Sparrows (a new yard bird for us) hanging around our patio feeder the past few days. We've also had White-Throated &...
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trptjoe@...
trptjoe2005
Nov 1, 2010 11:00 pm
I had time to make a run to (hopefully) clean up some year birds. I did get one; the one that I was sure I'd whiffed on for the year. Techny Basin: I did not...
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Will Lewis
wblewis7
Nov 1, 2010 11:34 pm
The LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was still at the Montrose beach this afternoon. Other birds seen on the beach included 2 SNOW BUNTINGS, 1 DUNLIN, and 1...
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bluewarbler77
Nov 1, 2010 11:45 pm
In addition to a Long-billed Dowitcher in the trailside pond, previously described, there were 3 Wilson's Snipe & several Green-winged Teal present early this...
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Nathan Goldberg
kidrobot.dunny
Nov 2, 2010 1:37 am
Hi all, Today, when driving home from school, my mom and I noticed that there was a HUGE murder of crows above us on Clark, next to the Linclon Park Zoo. This ...
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franmmmk
Nov 2, 2010 1:49 am
Nathan......here's a few old IBET posts I dug up. Fran RE: IBET 145 American Crows - Evanston In November 2004 I saw at least 1500 crows fly over the...
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ericwalt40
Nov 2, 2010 4:18 am
The Worm-eating Warbler that was found in downtown Chicago back on October 24th, 2010 has two documentary photos (taken by Annette Prince) at the following...
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ericwalt40
Nov 2, 2010 4:32 am
... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The highest count I ever had at the Evanston crow roost was 4470 back on Dec 29th, 2000. After the west nile virus hit, this roost was...
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Steve Spitzer
steven0703
Nov 2, 2010 4:49 am
Hi Birders, Montrose had lots of Snow Buntings, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, and two sandpipers, the most interesting bird at Foster was a Snow Bunting. ...
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Ralph Eiseman
ralpheiseman
Nov 2, 2010 11:19 am
Sunday November 7 -- 7:30 AM. NOTE! DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS TODAY. Ducks on Lake Michigan Starting from Evanston This car tour along the lakefront...
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Elizabeth Copeland
kepurr1
Nov 2, 2010 11:20 am
I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came down here to Wales,United Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately we were mugged at the...
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Comcast Mail
wcsaylor@...
Nov 2, 2010 12:29 pm
There was a common loon at Independence Grove FP yesterday (11/1) in Libertyville. Bill Saylor Mundelein Lake Cty [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Christopher Cudworth
cudworthfix@...
Nov 2, 2010 12:37 pm
Really interesting statistics. Your posts are always informative. I recall news stories on those roosts, particularly the roost in Elgin. Seems to me people...
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John Adams
jadams6893
Nov 2, 2010 12:56 pm
It's a scam, folks. John Adams Chicago, NW From: ILbirds@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ILbirds@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Copeland Sent: Tuesday,...
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ckstaples@...
ckstaples...
Nov 2, 2010 1:06 pm
This is the second one I have received this week, both from yahoo accounts. It seems to be making the rounds. Cynthia Staples Chicago ... From: John Adams...
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B.G. Sloan
bgsloan2
Nov 2, 2010 2:13 pm
I don't see a date on this, but at the time it was written there were an estimated 267,000 crows in Danville: Â ...
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NorekJ@...
Nov 2, 2010 2:50 pm
While walking the dogs in total darkness this morning, was grateful to at least hear a Black-crowned Night-heron at North Pond and then a singing Purple...
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KL524@...
bataviaduo
Nov 2, 2010 2:54 pm
Sunday we were driving along Keslinger Road west of Geneva, Ill and stopping to check out ponds for any activity. This is a pond on the Mill Creek golf course...
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woodthrusheola8
Nov 2, 2010 4:00 pm
You referenced to Central Illinois, might I specifically state Centralia Illinois, at least during the Marion Co. CBC, on several recent years. One year Vicki...
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stoilivanov@...
stoilivanov...
Nov 2, 2010 4:06 pm
I went yesterday to Rollins Savanna to try for the Short-eared Owl but missed them . I took two short videos of Long-billed Dowitcher and Wilson's Snipe...
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calcariusp
Nov 2, 2010 5:17 pm
I started and have been compiling the Middlefork River Valley CBC since its beginning back in the 1980's. Interestingly, we only had a couple hundred crows...
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Anne Straight
astraight4@...
Nov 2, 2010 5:52 pm
Most of the diving ducks have moved down. Checked out Spring Lake, south of Savanna, IL to Lock and Dam 13. Plenty of CANVASBACKS, REDHEADS, SCAUP,...
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Liz Copeland
Kepurr1@...
Nov 2, 2010 6:32 pm
My email that I used to join IBET has been compromised... and I am NOT in Wales and have NOT lost my passport. I have changed my password for that account and...
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NOLAN
nal1212
Nov 2, 2010 8:24 pm
No luck with Short-eared Owls at Rollins this morning, but the Long-billed Dowitcher and Wilson's Snipe were still at the little ponds south of Drury Lane. ...
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Matt
mlorenz26
Nov 2, 2010 11:27 pm
At about 4 p.m. this afternoon on my way home I spotted a Peregrine Falcon sitting a top a telephone pole eating a bird outside of Burlington. I managed to...
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Steviegee
calothoraxlu...
Nov 3, 2010 2:00 pm
A Carolina Wren came to our suet feeder yesterday, not sure if it is the same one that wintered here. A lot of Robins still around here, though only seeming...