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YouTube Tutorial: Pitfalls of Birding or Becoming a Better Birder
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the Mini-tutorial describing 10 steps you can take to become a more efficient birder, or how to avoid the pitfalls we birders can fall into! Presented by Denis Kania. 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 checklist of birds in DuPage; the return of Ospry in DuPage; the Tanagers; Hairy vs. […]
YouTube Tutorial: Yellowlegs, Stilt Sandpiper, and Ruff
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the mini-tutorial demonstrating how to distinguish between four wading shorebird species: the Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Stilt Sandpiper, and Ruff. Presented by Denis Kania. 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 checklist of birds in DuPage; the return of Ospry in DuPage; the Tanagers; Hairy vs. Downy Woodpeckers; Pine Warbler vs. […]
YouTube Tutorial: Five “Peeps” of DuPage County
The DBC Board is pleased to present Mini-Tutorials on the DBC YouTube Channel. This week we launch the mini-tutorial about the Five “Peeps” or sandpipers of DuPage. Identify Baird’s, Least, White-rumped, Semipalmated, and Western Sandpiper by noting relative size, leg color, how far their wings extend, and more. Presented by Denis Kania. 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 checklist of birds in DuPage; the return of Ospry […]