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Mini-Tutorial: Birding by Ear: Woodpeckers
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Seven species of woodpeckers can be found in DuPage County: Downy, Hairy, Red-bellied, and Red-headed, plus the Northern Flicker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and the Pileated Woodpecker. Of these, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a spring/fall migrant, while the Northern Flicker and Red-headed Woodpecker are predominantly summer residents. The others can be found all year round. Join Joe Suchecki, the Springbrook Birder, as he details how to ID each of the seven species by ear, finishing up with a quiz! Woodpeckers are fairly easy to identify by sight, but knowing […]
Donation in Memory of Craig Holderness Will Support Club Agenda and Activities
Craig Holderness of Willowbrook passed away last fall. Craig was a birder and nature lover who regularly participated in Club-sponsored events such as the Christmas Bird Count and the Spring Bird Count here in DuPage County. He was a long-time bird monitor at Fullersburg Woods. He also donated his time as a volunteer for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, where he worked on river ecology projects including the conservation of fresh water mussels. Craig was a long-time collector of duck decoys and bird carvings. Upon his passing, Craig’s family donated his decoy and carving collection to the DuPage […]
Spring 2022 Photo Contest Opens
The DBC is looking for pictures of birds taken between March 1, 2022 and May 31, 2022 for the Spring 2022 Photo Contest. All photos are welcome: amateur, funny, imperfect, high-quality. The “story behind the shot” will be taken into account when judging. The judges want this to be a fun contest; no categories have already been defined for award-winners so every entry has a chance to win! The contest is open to DBC members only. Photos may be taken anywhere (not just DuPage/Illinois). If a picture includes people, the submitter must have permission from those people to publish their […]