McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, Naperville
Pre-registration with the leader is required, limit 15 participantsMeet Joe Suchecki at the main parking lot at McDowell Grove off of Raymond Drive in Naperville for a field trip to look for fall migrants at this DuPage County hotspot. Please contact the trip leader at dbcsec2020@gmail.com  to reserve your spot on the trip. Ensure that you receive confirmation from the trip leader that you are registered for the trip.Leader: Joe Suchecki, DBCsec2020@gmail.com
Fall Hawk Migration Extravaganza at Greene Valley Forest Preserve Overlook/Fisher Point
No limit on number of participants.Let’s gather at the top of the overlook, right after the gate is unlocked at 11:00am. We’ll have a short site orientation, explain hawk watch techniques, and do a quick review of Hawk Migration Association of North America’s Hawk ID sheet. We picked these two weekends to give us the best chance to witness together the spectacle of Broad-winged Hawk migration. At the end of September, Broadwings, leaving the US, start passing by hawk watches in large numbers, depending on wind and timing. Please review the club’s Hawk Watch/Buteos talk, https://youtu.be/ltXn5knJmyc?si=LchgvzD8BIXqPU1y.There is a second club talk […]