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Last Call: Monitoring Opportunities with BCN
If you’re interested in helping our breeding birds, the Bird Conservation Network has a perfect opportunity. Each year, the BCN recruits monitors to conduct a survey of breeding birds in selected preserves within the Chicago Wilderness area, providing vital information for understanding the population trends of the key species that breed here. Data is used by forest preserve districts and other land managers to identify their property’s most critical preservation and restoration needs. To become a monitor, you don’t have to be an expert birder but should have at least three years of birding experience and be able to identify […]
Donated Decoys Available at North American Decoy Collectors Show
The collection of decoys donated by the estate of DBC member Craig Holderness will be available for purchase at the North American Decoy Collectors Show April 29-30, held at The Westin Hotel in Lombard. All proceeds will fund bird conservation, research, or education.
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 […]
