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DBC Member John Cebula presents “Start Birding”

DBC member John Cebula will visit Woodridge Library to present an informational Zoom program on starting birding.  Interested in learning more about birding in DuPage County? John will discuss a variety of topics, including why you should take up birding, where and when to go, equipment you’ll need, what you should expect to see, and how you can attract birds. Around two dozen birds that DuPage County residents can expect to see in the next few months will be covered. John is a birding expert who has lived in the area for over 50 years, speaks regularly about birding throughout […]

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YouTube Tutorial: Pitfalls of Birding or Becoming a Better Birder

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the Mini-tutorial describing 10 steps you can take to become a more efficient birder, or how to avoid the pitfalls we birders can fall into! Presented by Denis Kania. 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.

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YouTube Tutorial: Yellowlegs, Stilt Sandpiper, and Ruff

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the mini-tutorial demonstrating how to distinguish between four wading shorebird species: the Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Stilt Sandpiper, and Ruff. Presented by Denis Kania. 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.

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YouTube Tutorial: Five “Peeps” of DuPage County

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the mini-tutorial about the Five “Peeps” or sandpipers of DuPage. Identify Baird’s, Least, White-rumped, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpiper by noting relative size, leg color, how far their wings extend, and more. Presented by Denis Kania. 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

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YouTube Tutorial: Checklist of the Birds of DuPage County

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the mini-tutorial about the sixth edition of The Checklist of the Birds of DuPage County. The checklist features 268 species of birds observed regularly in DuPage. Presented here by its creator, Denis Kania, the checklist indicates abundance of each species by season and which birds breed here. The list has some new additions and some species that have dropped off the list, and some are just hanging on. Get out and look for them all, and tabulate your findings, with the help of

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YouTube Tutorial: Osprey in DuPage County

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the mini-tutorial about the Osprey in DuPage County. After an absence of more than 60 years, the Osprey returned to DuPage County in the early 2000s. And now, Fermilab is home to three of their nesting sites. Denis Kania relates the history of all three, plus the possibilities of finding more Osprey nests in the county. As meetings and field trips have been canceled for the short term due to the Covid-19 quarantine the Board offers a way to connect with you and

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A Rare Migration Fallout

DBC member Jeff Reiter’s June 23rd column in the Daily Herald and his Words on Birds Blog shares the excitement of the May 15 fallout of migrating birds this spring in his own yard. In his column he describes the fallout in his yard and throughout the region after a heavy rain. If not for the Covid-19 stay-at-home order he would have missed this rare migration fallout. Reading this column is a nice reminder of how rare and special this day was.

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YouTube Tutorial: The Wrens

The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the Mini-tutorial on the field marks and habitats of all five of DuPage County’s wren species: House Wren, Carolina Wren, Winter Wren, Sedge Wren, and Marsh Wren. Presented by Denis Kania. As meetings and field trips have been canceled for the short term due to the Covid-19 quarantine the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. We are tapping the expertise of DBC President Denis Kania, who will record a range of Mini-Tutorials to provide bird identification

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DBC Member Jenny Vogt, Bird Monitor

Member Jenny Vogt is featured in an article on the role of bird monitor at Spring Creek Forest Preserve in northwest Cook County. This is a nice overview of the role as a bird monitor, the ability to become very familiar with the site, the birds and the nesting season. She mentions her ability to anticipate the more unusual birds that visit and nest in the preserve. To read the full article visit NatureLovesChicago.org.

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Remember Monty and Rose?

They have returned! The piping plovers Monty and Rose have returned to Montrose Beach in Chicago and have again nested and now have four chicks hatched as of June 18. This is only the second time in recent years to have these endangered piping plovers nest on a Chicago beach. To protect these rare birds on a popular beach the Chicago Park District has approved a rotating group of bird monitors to protect the area surrounding the nest site. For more on these beloved shore birds visit ChicagoPipingPlovers.org.

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