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Upcoming Outreach Presentation: Identifying Spring Warblers
In a virtual meeting via Zoom, former president of the DuPage Birding Club, Denis Kania, offers help in “Identifying Spring Warblers”. Hosted by Kane County Audubon on Wednesday, April 7, at 7PM. Pre-registration is required. For more info contact John Sprovieri 630.776.0924
Mini-Tutorial: Binoculars by the Numbers
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Mini-tutorial on getting better acquainted with your binoculars. Selecting binoculars is a series of trade-offs that depends on the type of birding you’d like to do, comfort, and budget. Denis Kania explains binocular specifications, including magnification and objective lens and their 1:5 ratio “sweet spot.” In a comparison of images, he explains how these characteristics interact and how your field of view shrinks as you increase magnification. He moves on to an important tip for eyeglass wearers and tells you how to set your binoculars’ diopter […]
DBC Shares Birding Tips in New Podcast
DBC President Steve Constantelos and Corresponding Secretary Joe Suchecki served as ambassadors for birding in a recent podcast for ParkTalk, a program of the Naperville Park District. Steve and Joe talked about great local birding sites and what birds observers might see, why they enjoy birding, the benefits of membership in the DuPage Birding Club and advice for beginners. Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.napervilleparks.org/podcast/s22-episode-02-bird-watching