I don't know that copulating at a given site indicates breeding there, as I think they may do it while migrating. I photographed Caspians courting, presenting...
I was at Fox Ridge State Park south of Charleston, Ill., yesterday and saw a bird I'm not sure about. It was eating an insect on the ground on a muddy trail at...
I've gotten an email query from someone with a friend who thinks she saw an owl near Foster and Western. That's near Rosehill Cemetery. Has anyone seen an owl...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 1, 2004 1:29 pm
There were very few migrant passerines at Montrose this morning. In fact, the only migrant warbler I had was a Mourning. I don't think I've ever seen spring...
Like Robert Hughes, my only migrant this morning was a Mourning Warbler, except the one I saw was in Sapsucker Ct. And no sign of the injured Junco. I threw...
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Robert Hughes
rhughes.enteract@...
Jun 1, 2004 3:10 pm
... Could be. There's a forested area on the west side of Rosehill that could support a Great Horned Owl. On a side note, a couple weeks ago I talked to ...
Great Horneds definitely nest in the woods south of the northwest pond at Rosehill, so seeing one roaming in the area would be pretty normal. And neat. Joe...
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BLAZER, Rebecca
rblazer@...
Jun 1, 2004 5:16 pm
. . . Bird monitors are especially welcome! Chicago Wilderness is sponsoring: Volunteer Habitat Clinics June - October 2004 Members of the Volunteer...
Hi All! Migrants seen Tuesday, June 1 AM at the main beach: FRANKLIN'S GULL - 1 juvenile Also a visiting juvenile GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL. At the North beach: ...
At 12:35 today, I saw a probable Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at parking area 25. It flew over the road and landed on the top of some pines. I saw it fly twice...
Raptors seen this morning, 6/1/04, Lake County: Osprey, just east of Almond Marsh Turkey Vulture, Lake Villa Bald Eagle (immature), Sharp-shinned Hawk,...
I guess there were more migrants in Evanston this morning than in the city. Seen at Northwestern were Blackpoll, Mourning, and Wilson's Warblers, redstart ...
Dan Kassebaum informed me that he had a Painted Bunting in East St. Louis Monday morning. I assume that it was in the usual spot. He also located a Western...
Sapsucker Court, Chicago: no sapsucker, no junco 64th St. Beach: Great Black-backed Gull East Side KFC: no Laughing Gull Eggers Marsh: male Bufflehead,...
The baby Sandhill Crane made an appearance this evening with the 2 adults in our yard. It is now 3 1/2 weeks old and has grown quite a bit since we last saw...
I have tabulated the final totals for this year's America's Birdiest City/County contest. The unofficial totals are 199 species for Cook County, and 168...
Hello, birders. I had fun visiting Chicago and birding in the region this weekend. I birded NE Illinois on Monday, May 30. The weather wasn't the greatest,...
Hi Ken! How did Chicago/Cook County stack up against the other cities that entered the contest? Also, I noticed that WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH was missed in...
I checked Sapsucker Court before migrating to work this morning 6/2. The DARK-EYED JUNCO is still present..it's right wing is drooped indicating it's injury...
No scarcity of this attractive bird at my sunflower seed feeder this spring. Sometimes two birds, more often one, including yesterday. Regards, Anthony Green ...
This post should have been sent yesterday. I apologize for the delay. On Saturday morning I birded Rainbow Beach (along the Lake Michigan lakefront from...
... DuPage County, Illinois RBA for June 2, 2004 Date: June 2, 2004 Location: DuPage County, Illinois Number: 630-406-8111 Coverage: Western suburbs of Chicago...
... In a totally non-scientific way, it seems to me that during the last couple of years I'm noticing far fewer White-breasted Nuthatches in the west suburban...
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m r
mjr0773@...
Jun 2, 2004 3:52 pm
I birded Busse Woods (Grove 4) this morning (Cook Co.) and saw the usual suspects, however one bird goes unidentified. Its size was a little smaller and ...
This morning, I watched a huge migration of CHIMNEY SWIFTS along the lakefront at Grant Park moving north in front of an approaching storm from the south. I...
Yikes! Somehow, every message I received over the weekend vanished from my computer. If you responded to me about the message below, I didn't get it. Could...
Dear IBET'ers, Just to let everyone know the Mottled Duck at Lake Springfield has not been seen since Sunday, May 30. If it is seen again it will be posted on...
