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DuPage County Checklist is Here
There is nothing like a little self-quarantine and social distancing to bring a time-consuming project to its completion. This is not an easy task so it has sat on President Denis Kania’s back burner since late 2018. For all, it will be worth the wait. This latest version is the sixth edition of a document that initially debuted in 1989. Each edition tries to capture the latest bird population trends. There have been considerable changes in populations as well as a fine-tuning of data analysis which led to this new and improved edition. We have dropped four species from the […]
YouTube Tutorial: Plovers
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week Denis Kania guides us through the five plovers, big and small, that can be found in DuPage County: Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, American Golden-Plover, Piping Plover, and Killdeer. Get to know the close shorebird relatives of Chicago’s famous plover parents, Monty & Rose, in this mini-tutorial. As meetings and field trips have been altered for the short term due to the Covid-19 the Board offers a way to connect with you and enrich your birding experience. Several Mini-tutorials are live and focus on: The updated […]
DBC Member John Cebula presents “Start Birding”
DBC member John Cebula will visit Woodridge Library to present an informational Zoom program on starting birding. Interested in learning more about birding in DuPage County? John will discuss a variety of topics, including why you should take up birding, where and when to go, equipment you’ll need, what you should expect to see, and how you can attract birds. Around two dozen birds that DuPage County residents can expect to see in the next few months will be covered. John is a birding expert who has lived in the area for over 50 years, speaks regularly about birding throughout […]