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Mini-Tutorial: The Odd Goose
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Mini-tutorial covering the five goose species that can show up in DuPage County. The ubiquitous, all-year round Canada Goose and smaller Cackling Goose resemble each other, as do the white (and sometimes blue-gray) Snow Goose and smaller Ross’s Goose. And then there’s the Greater White-fronted Goose. Learn what to look for beyond comparative size. Next time you see a flock of geese feeding at a pond or passing overhead, be sure to stop and take a closer look! Presented by Denis Kania. For more on birds […]
DCB Member Bob Fisher Weighs in on Migratory vs. Resident Robins
Bob Dolgan’s new Chicagoland newsletter, This Week in Birding, explores the habits of one of our most beloved birds, the American Robin, tapping the expertise of DBC member Bob Fisher.
Mini-Tutorial: The Christmas Bird Count
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. Mini-tutorial describing the history and current state of the Christmas Bird Count (CBC), an international annual daylong count of birds going back to 1900. Here we focus on the Fermilab-Batavia count circle, which started in 1976. Since that time, DuPage and Kane habitat has altered, and environmental regulations have kicked in, so what birds are we seeing more or less of now? How are, say, the various woodpeckers doing? Is the American Crow coming back? What birds have been seen only once? What may the future […]