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Connecticut Warbler vs. Mourning Warbler
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 comparing two skulking warblers, the Connecticut Warbler and Mourning Warbler, especially the females of the species. Plus a few other similar species to keep in mind. 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 President Denis Kania, […]
A Rainbow of Colors
DBC member Jeff Reiter’s May 4 column in the Daily Herald and his Words on Birds Blog was all about Songbird Sirens, or as the Daily Herald put it, “A rainbow of colors.” Jeff highlighted five colorful spring birds for our area: Scarlet tanager; American goldfinch; Baltimore oriole; Indigo bunting; and Blackburnian warbler. As he said, this is the most colorful time of year. Even from home there is plenty to see and appreciate.
DBC YouTube Mini-tutorials Weekly
The DBC Board has launched the DBC YouTube channel as a way to serve the membership in the absence of our regular meetings and field trips, all postponed due to the Covid-19 quarantine. Our goal is to provide a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. We’re tapping the expertise of DBC President Denis Kania, who is recording a range of mini-tutorials to provide bird identification strategies for challenging birds, tips for using our checklist, understanding parts of a bird, and more. This is timely content as migration gets underway! Visit the DuPage Birding Club YouTube channel […]