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New Mini-Tutorial: Spotted Thrushes
In the absence of our regular meetings and field trips, the DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the Mini-Tutorial on five spotted thrushes (Gray-cheeked Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, Veery, and Wood Thrush) + a couple of birds that may be mistaken for thrushes, the Brown Thrasher and Ovenbird. Presented by Denis Kania. As meetings and field trips have been canceled for the short term due to the Covid-19 quarantine the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. We are tapping the expertise of […]
DBC May Meeting and Field Trips Canceled through June 12
Hello fellow birders, once again, the DBC Board has been weighing the Covid-19 issue, and the impact that it might have on our members and birding activities. The health and well-being of our members is very important to us. Your Board has elected to use an approach of rolling cancellations so that when the Covid-19 restrictions are finally lifted we will have field trips in place and ready for your participation. At this time, we have decided that it is in the best interest of our membership to go ahead and cancel all field trips from now until June 12. […]
“Falconers for a Night” and “Spring Migration-Not Canceled”
Check out DBC member Jeff Reiter’s April 2020, columns in The Daily Herald at http://wordsonbirds.blogspot.com/. In the first one, Jeff focuses on a pair of Peregrine Falcons that roost in Kane County. Fellow DBC member Vernon LaVia has been watching this pair for the last 7 years and is hopeful they’ll nest in the roost box he built for them atop the 22-story Leland Tower in downtown Aurora. In the second article, Jeff speaks to the annual spring migration show and how your very own backyard can deliver a great show.