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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 […]
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. […]