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Announcing: DuPage Birding Club Photo Contest
The DuPage Birding Club is proud to announce its first bird photography contest! The DBC is looking for pictures of birds taken between December 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022. Photographs will be judged by a small team of DBC members. 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 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 […]
2021 Greene Valley Hawkwatch Results
Volunteers for the 2021 Greene Valley Hawkwatch logged 1883 hours and spotted 89 species of birds in this 16th annual survey of migrating hawks and other birds. Highlights included four flyover Whooping Cranes and a high count of 41 Red- houldered Hawks.
2021 Fermi-Batavia Christmas Bird Count Sets Records
On December 18, 2021, 90 birders counted every bird they could see and hear within the 15-mile circle during the 46th Fermi-Batavia CBC. Eighty-seven species were observed in the count, above our 10-year average of 84 species. We had high counts of six species and added two new species to the count: Bohemian Waxwing and Tennessee Warbler. Thank you to all the area captains and counters in making this year another successful count!