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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 […]
Mini-Tutorial: Birding by Ear: Vireos
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Seven species of vireos can be found in DuPage County: White-eyed, Red-eyed, Yellow-throated, Warbling, Blue-headed, Philadelphia, and Bell’s. They tend to like woodlands and woodland edges, although the Bell’s Vireo is an exception, preferring shrubby areas. Two vireos-the Blue-headed and Philadelphia-only migrate through DuPage, while the others can be found nesting here. Vireos look quite similar and are often high in the trees, but differences in field marks and habitat preferences can help with identification. The easiest way to tell these birds apart is through their distinctive […]