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24.06.2025

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DuPage Birding Club going strong at 40 years (published 6-23-25) Celebrating 40: Club members gathered to bird and picnic at Blackwell For...

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23.04.2025

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Birding on the border South Texas festival delivers special birds and experiences for all who attend (published 4-23-25) Birding at King...

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19.02.2025

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Hot bird news for a cold winter Door County's White Wagtail by Matt Zuro (published 2-19-25) Alert readers of the print edition noticed a pu...

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22.01.2025

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Ross's Gull on Chicago lakefront, March 2023. Photo by Matt Zuro Embracing the challenge of gulls (published 1-22-25) Gulls are a little s...

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02.01.2025

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The year in birds Conservation progress and remarkable sightings highlighted 2024 (published 1-1-25) Lake County stunner: This Scissor-t...

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21.11.2024

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Giving thanks for birds and birding (published 11-20-24) Some t-shirts demand to be seen. Birds give us so much, enriching our lives almos...

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17.10.2024

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How to catch more birds (published 10-16-24) The eyes have it! Ten years ago, I wrote a column about birding and fishing, noting the many...

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08.09.2024

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Audubon’s Kentucky legacy A birding (and baseball) road trip included a visit to the artist’s former home (published 9-4-24) Audubon Mil...

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06.08.2024

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Retirement is for the birds Freed from the daily grind, it's time for travel and new sightings (published 8-6-24) Hardly a day goes by w...

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27.07.2024

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Birding by numbers Keeping lists is what many watchers do, and some take it to extremes. (published 3-20-24) Bonus bird: Black-throated ...

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27.07.2024

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The author's late parents, Rollin and Dori Reiter, pictured in in 2015 at The Wilderness Center, in Wilmot, Ohio. Two more reasons I’m a bir...

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27.07.2024

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Red-eyed vireos can't resist a fruiting magnolia tree in the fall. They pluck the berries from the cone-like seed pods and swallow them who...

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27.07.2024

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Cornell's Merlin Bird ID app is a very good listener. It’s not magic, it’s Merlin The app’s Sound ID feature is changing how we go birding...

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27.07.2024

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Prairie Falcon by Mike Dunn Stumping for birds Bob Dolgan’s documentaries capture the magic and mystery of Illinois birds (published 1...

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27.07.2024

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Great-tailed Grackle by Jake Cvetas Chasing the big grackle A shiny blackbird with a very long tail gave area birders a thrill this wint...

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27.07.2024

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From tip to tip, the Common Loon, or "Great Northern Diver," is perfectly equipped for underwater fishing. Photo by Steve Huggins Looney tim...

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27.07.2024

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Birds and books fill a memorable May (published 6-12-24) Miller Woods, Indiana Dunes National Park I’m a little late with this column and ...

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27.07.2024

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The highs and lows of “owl mania” (published 4-17-24) In my last column I mentioned a just-for-fun goal of seeing or hearing 25 bird speci...

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27.07.2024

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John James Audubon painted every known bird in America during the early 1800s, a feat that earned him international acclaim. This 1826 port...

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27.07.2024

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Red-winged Blackbird by Christian Goers Black beauties of the marsh Red-winged blackbirds are back, on territory, and sounding off (publis...

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27.07.2024

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Mexican Violetear by Matt Misewicz A good year for birds and birders (published 1-13-22) Area birdwatchers will remember 2021 for at least a...

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27.07.2024

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Summer Tanager by Maranda Mink A "bee bird" made my day (published 6-30-21) One of my favorite spring rituals is the Birdwatching Open at Ca...

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27.07.2024

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Chasing a rarity (or not) (published 4-20-23) What’s my birding style? What’s my favorite way to enjoy birds? These are questions we might a...

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27.07.2024

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Northeastern Illinois is a stronghold for Henslow's Sparrow, a grassland species in decline nationally. Photo by Jackie Bowman. Birds savor ...

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27.07.2024

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Sax-Zim Bog Birding Festival, February 2016 From my kitchen table to yours 20th Anniversary Column! (published 2-15-23) Earlier this month I...

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27.07.2024

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Recapping the 2023 birding year Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings (published 1-17-24) A Limpkin at Fullersburg Wood...

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27.07.2024

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More than cute: Picture books that leave a mark (published 11-29-23) Goodreads.com is tracking me. The Amazon creation knows what book I’m...

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27.07.2024

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Stately symbols The nation’s roster of state birds is colorful but not so diverse (published 6-7-23) I drive with a cardinal on my licen...

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27.07.2024

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Colorado calling Summer birding tour of the Centennial State delivered unforgettable sightings (published 7-26-23) Chestnut-collared Longs...

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27.07.2024

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Summer notebook Limpkins, spoonbills, flamingos, and a really big chicken (published 9-21-23) Limpkin by Nat Carmichael You never forget y...

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27.07.2024

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Red-breasted Sapsucker by Lee Jaffe A sip of Napa Valley's birdlife (published 2-24-22) Most visitors to Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa ...

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27.07.2024

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Painted Redstart by Hemant Krishan Extraordinary birds of 2022 Rare sightings and other surprises captivated local watchers throughout the y...

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27.07.2024

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Birders gathered on top of Butterfly Hill for Cantigny's inaugural "Big Sit" in 2019. The group tallied 43 species without leaving their per...

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27.07.2024

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By nesting in colonies, usually in bare trees above marshy areas, herons gain protection from predators. Photo by Forest Preserve District ...

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13.06.2024

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Birds and books fill a memorable May (published 6-12-24) Miller Woods, Indiana Dunes National Park I’m a little late with this column and ...

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17.04.2024

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The highs and lows of “owl mania” (published 4-17-24) In my last column I mentioned a just-for-fun goal of seeing or hearing 25 bird speci...

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21.03.2024

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Birding by numbers Keeping lists is what many watchers do, and some take it to extremes. (published 3-20-24) Bonus bird: Black-throated ...

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18.01.2024

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Recapping the 2023 birding year Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings (published 1-17-24) A Limpkin at Fullersburg Wood...

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30.11.2023

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More than cute: Picture books that leave a mark (published 11-29-23) Goodreads.com is tracking me. The Amazon creation knows what book I’m...

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13.10.2023

Words on Birds

Summer notebook Limpkins, spoonbills, flamingos, and a really big chicken (published 9-21-23) Limpkin by Nat Carmichael You never forget y...

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