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Pre-registration is required (please email), limit 8 participants.Please note that Fermilab is a government research facility and has strict access requirements: All participants aged 18 and over must have a REAL-ID compliant state ID or passport to enter the site. When on site, must remain in public areas at all times, have a visitor’s tag visible, and leave the same way they came in. When arriving at Fermilab, present your ID and let the security guard know you arehere for bird watching, they will provide a visitors tag for you to wear. Full details on public access to Fermilab can […] |
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Pre-registration with the leader is required.This field trip will include some good winter birding in wooded areas as well as some open water sections. Join us to look for a good variety while walking about 2 miles on uneven trails. Prepare for possible snow and/or ice depending on current weather. Meet in the main parking lot on Spring Road.Leader: Nancy Allured, nallured@comcast.net |
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Cutoff for registration to assist in the count is December 1.The DuPage Birding Club sponsors this Christmas Bird Count. Thousands of birds and over 100 species have been logged in previous Bird Counts. This opportunity to join almost 100 other birders is open to all skill levels. If you did not count last year, please contact the compiler, Jeff Chapman, for details or to volunteer and to be assigned to a location and area captain.Contact: Jeff Chapman, jeffchapman948@gmail.com |
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Cutoff for registration to assist in the count is December 8.Birders of all skill levels are welcome on the Lisle-Arboretum CBC. The Chicago Ornithological Society(www.chicagobirder.org) sponsors this count where sub-teams are assigned to various locations. Even if you cannot go out in the field, there is another way to contribute: DBC members who live in the count circle can participate as a feederwatcher. For details and signup:https://www.chicagobirder.org/events/2023/12/17/lisle-christmas-bird-count#:~:text=WHEN%3A%20The%20Lisle%2DArboretum%20Christmas,circle%22%20on%20the%20count%20day |
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Pre-registration with the leader is required, limit 15 participants.Join Joe Suchecki at Springbrook Prairie in Naperville to look for Short-eared Owls. Short-eared Owls frequently winter at Springbrook Prairie and can be seen as they come out to hunt over the preserve at dusk. Meet at the Model Aircraft Field Parking Lot on Plainfield-Naperville Rd., south of 75th St. in Naperville. We will walk a short distance off-trail to wait for the owls to appear. Dress very warmly since we will be standing in one place as the sun goes down. Note that the owls are generally pretty far away and […] |
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Pre-registration suggested so you can be contacted if the trip is canceled due to bad weather.We'll enjoy the winter quiet and explore a few spots that highlight the park's variety of habitats, staying within about 1/3 mile of the parking lot. New birders welcome. We’ll look and listen for woodpeckers and whoever else has decided to spend the holidays in our area. Trails are level and are grass/dirt/paved. Meet at the parking lot on 336 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville.Leader: Steve Constantelos, 630-890-8956, steve.constantelos@gmail.com |
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Cancelled. We’ll look for waterfowl, gulls, and other birds at the Borrow Pit (Waterfall Glen/Canalbank Rd.), Lemont Quarries, and Saganashkee Slough. Depending on ice conditions and sightings, we may stop at Sag Quarries, Longjohn Slough at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, and Maple Lake too.Meet at Waterfall Glen, Lemont Rd entrance for Poverty Prairie (Google Maps Parking Lot #3) so we can gather and caravan to the Borrow Pit.Leader: Vicky Sroczynski, vsroczynski@comcast.net |
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Pre-registration with the leader is required, limit 15 participants.The goal of this trip will be to help participants get last minute additions to their year lists. Whalon Lake can have great diversity of waterfowl, so we will be looking for goldeneye, mergansers etc. Please meet in the parking lot off of Royce Road that is east of the dog park.Leader: Henry Meade. Please register with henrymm21@icloud.com |
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A reservation with the Morton Arboretum is required if you are a nonmember. (see below).There is no limit to the number of participants.You do not need to register with the DBC Organizer listed below, but she is available to answer questions.Come one, come all to Morton Arboretum to start the new year right! Gather at parking lot P33 on the west side https://mortonarb.org/visit-the-arboretum/maps-guides/. Non-members (aka, guests) can’t enter the Arb until 9:00 am, so we will start gathering at 9:00 am and begin birding at about 9:15.Here is the link for reserving an entry pass: https://buy.acmeticketing.com/events/480/listPlease read the details below […] |
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