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Christmas Bird Count Results for Fermilab Circle
Saturday, December 19, All Day Event Christmas Bird Count, Fermilab Circle Volunteers are welcome to participate in the Christmas Bird Count event in the Fermilab Circle. This year it will be on Saturday, December 19 – an all day event. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s count will be quite a bit different than year’s past. First, there will be no countdown dinner this year, as it’s unclear that open dining will be possible or advisable. In addition, we will have a Zoom countdown instead of an in-person countdown. Details are still being worked out, but the countdown will […]
Mini-Tutorial: On the Prowl for Owls
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Get to know the owl species of DuPage County, what times of day you might see them, their nesting habits and diets, identification characteristics, and more. Breeding species covered: Great Horned Owl, Eastern Screech-Owl, Barred Owl. Winter visitors: Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Owl, and the adorable Northern Saw-whet Owl. You’ll also learn how fascinating owl pellets can be, and an important note on the ethics of owling. Presented by Denis Kania. For more on birds and birding in DuPage County, visit https://www.dupagebirding.org. As meetings and […]
DuPage Forest Preserve Features DBC Members
The DuPage Forest Preserve recently featured three DBC members and shared their perspectives in the Catching Nature blog. President Denis Kania shares how he found his true calling in the 90s after he accepted a role in natural resource management for the St. Charles Park District. He shares his perspective on being proactive stewards of nature, letting nature inspire us, and the interrelatedness of the natural world. https://www.dupageforest.org/catching-nature/denis-kania DBC member Anna Testone was always a nature lover but caught the birding bug when her daughter introduced her to Facebook birding groups and she discovered all the lovely preserves nearby […]