Ready, Set, Bird ! The Illinois Audubon Society 2021 Spring Gathering has been redesigned for 2021 and rescheduled for Saturday, […]
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Category: Bird Education
Birder’s Notebook; Pine Siskin (PISI)
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: This is a year we might call the ‘year of the siskins’. They are appearing all […]
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Birder’s Notebook; Greater White-fronted Goose (GWFG)
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: Birding is all about ‘being in the right place at the right time’. We were […]
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Birder’s Notebook; Red-necked Phalarope (RNPH)
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: On the Kane County Audubon Checklist, the red-necked phalarope is listed as RARE in both […]
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Birder’s Notebook; Cedar Waxwing (CEDW)
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: A common bird is the cedar waxwing. Often, we see them ‘hawking’ over the river […]
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Birder’s Notebook; Sedge Wren (SEWR)
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: To find this wren, you must go to a weedy field usually near a marsh. […]
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Illinois researcher wins award
Congratulations Dr. Auriel M.V. Fournier, receipient of the BioOne Ambassador Award. This award recognizes early-career researchers who excel at communicating […]
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Birder’s Notebook; Great Horned Owl (GHOW)
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini; 24 March Entry. The past couple of weeks we have heard the unmistakable “Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo” of […]
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Birder’s Notebook; European Goldfinch
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini; 28 January Entry. Being in the right place at the right time is very essential […]
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Birder’s Notebook; Eastern Screech Owl
Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini; 7 January Entry. Let’s look at another owl this week – the eastern screech owl. […]
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