The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel.
This week Denis Kania guides us through evaluating the bill color, length, thickness, and curvature to help with an ID and give us insight into how birds live. Starting with a comparison of the ground finches of the Galapagos, Denis takes us through many families of DuPage birds, reminding us of why we should keep our eyes on the beak (or bill) of the bird!
As meetings and field trips have been altered for the short term due to the Covid-19 the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience.
Several Mini-tutorials are live and focus on: The updated checklist of birds in DuPage; the return of Ospry in DuPage; the Tanagers; Hairy vs. Downy Woodpeckers; Pine Warbler vs. Yellow-throated Vireo; Sandpipers; yellow, female warblers; separating Louisiana and Northern Waterthrushes, a look at early-arriving small flycatchers and then a drill down on bird topography to help you analyze what you see when you look at a bird. And more fascinating topics will follow.
Visit the DuPage Birding Club YouTube channel  at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEilyuewO86Cds5CoA7-GcQ
Be sure to subscribe to the channel so you will be alerted when new content is posted, which will be frequent. Enjoy!