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DBC Members Honored by DuPage County Forest Preserve
On October 27 at the site of the Greene Valley Hawkwatch, Erik Neidy (Director, Natural Resources Management, DuPage Forest Preserve District,) and Cindy Hedges (Stewardship Program Coordinator) presented DBC member Bob Fisher with a plaque acknowledging the many contributions he and his late wife Karen have made in support of the Forest Preserve’s goals. The surprise ceremony was attended by Scott Meister (Manager of Natural Resources) many hawkwatch volunteers, and friends of Bob from DuPage Birding Club, including President Steve Constantelos and Natalie McFaul, Vice-President. Over the last 25 years, Karen and Bob monitored birds at Waterfall Glen and […]
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. […]