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Mini-Tutorial: Plumage and Molt of Songbirds
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Mini-tutorial covering songbird plumage (feathers) and molt, which is the process of replacing feathers with new ones. The video establishes some basic plumage and molt vocabulary, and goes into examples of immature and mature birds and how much their appearance can change throughout a year. Some birds, like the American Redstart and Orchard Oriole, take more than a year before we see their full adult plumage. American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, European Starling, and others are covered. For more on birds and birding in […]
GET READY: October 9 Big Day Is Coming!!!!
Join the ranks of fellow DBC members and let’s have some fun participating in eBird’s annual Big Day, set for October 9. Big Days represent a 24-hour opportunity to note birds you see and hear, and in this case, record your sightings on eBird. Sometimes Big Days support friendly competition among birders, and sometimes a Big Day is all about challenging yourself to meet a goal. This Big Day is about celebrating birds and contributing to important citizen science via eBird, where data will be compiled in a massive list to learn more about migratory trends, bird abundance, and more. […]
Mini-Tutorial: Pointing Out a Bird
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Mini-tutorial offering guidance on sharing the location of a bird with birders in your group. First lesson: don’t actually point! Old standbys like the face-of-a-clock approach and “V” in trees are covered, then we take things one step further. The key: get everyone to the same starting point and then use features in the landscape to get everyone on the bird. For more on birds and birding in DuPage County, visit https://www.dupagebirding.org​. NOTE: YouTube has instituted new terms of service and is now occasionally running ads on […]