Date:         Tue, 10 Jan 1995 23:39:09 EST
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From:         Jim Frazier <76606.402@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      DuPage Co., IL RBA

* Illinois * DuPage County * January 6, 1995 * ILDU9501.06

- Birds mentioned

AMERICAN COOT AMERICAN BLACK DUCK BELTED KINGFISHER BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD BUFFLEHEAD CANVASBACK COMMON GOLDENEYE COOPERS HAWK GADWALL GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET HORNED LARK LESSER SCAUP MALLARD NORTHERN SHRIKE NORTHERN HARRIERS PIED-BILLED GREBE PINE SISKIN RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH RUSTY BLACKBIRD SHORT-EARED OWL SNOW GEESE WHITE-THROATED SPARROW WINTER WREN WOOD DUCK YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER

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hotline: DuPage County, Illinois Hotline date: January 10, 1995 number: 708-406-8111 to report: 708-406-1535 coverage: Western, Southwestern suburbs of Chicago compiled: 10:00pm, January 10, 1995 compiler: Jim Frazier transcriber: Jim Frazier internet: 76606.402@compuserve.com Greetings

This is the DuPage Birding Club Hotline for Tuesday, January 10, 1995 at 10pm. To make a report, please call 708-406-1535. A transcript of this report is now being posted on the Internet.

Contents include: new reports, a recap of previous reports, club news, special field trip invitation, the All Points Bulletin and, at the end, directions.

We have several reports of SHORT-EARED OWLS along Munger Road near Pratt's Wayne Woods. The owls (there have been as many as three seen at once) are along the stretch north of Army Trail and south of the railroad tracks. They were seen this afternoon, yesterday and Sunday. 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS were also seen on Monday. Around 4:30pm is a good time to check out this area.

Several birds were seen along the Fox River today including over 200 COMMON GOLDENEYE from South Elgin to Geneva. In St. Charles, a SNOW GOOSE was seen on the river, right in town. Further south, at Fabyan Forest Preserve, a LESSER SCAUP was seen keeping company with the COMMON GOLDENEYE. A WOOD DUCK was also part of the crowd. And, a possible HOODED MERGANSER/COMMON GOLDENEYE hybrid was also seen here.

A KINGFISHER was seen at Fabyan and also in South Elgin.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen Sunday along the Prairie Path in Pratt's Wayne Woods. Another one was seen Sunday along Swenson Road at Fermilab.

2 SNOW GEESE were at Swan Lake at Fermilab on Sunday and a WOOD DUCK was at the Oxidation Pond.

A WINTER WREN and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER were seen at Waterfall Glen on Monday.

A PINE SISKIN was seen at a feeder in Medinah on Saturday. So far, this is the only report we have of siskins.

A COOPERS HAWK was seen in a backyard in Naperville on Saturday.

On Sunday, at least 4 HORNED LARKS were seen feeding on a patch of industrial waste-land just south of I-55 in Bolingbrook.

Here is a summary of reports from the last tape:

The following birds were seen in Joliet on January 2: PIED-BILLED GREBE, GADWALL, CANVASBACK, COMMON GOLDENEYE, BUFFLEHEAD, BLACK DUCK, MALLARD, COMMON MERGANSER and AMERICAN COOT.

At the Arboretum on the 1st, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, RED- BREASTED NUTHATCHS and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW were seen.

2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and a COWBIRD were at Isle a la Cache in Romeoville on January 1.

A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Downers Grove on January 3.

Eileen Bunker asked me to invite you to join her on one of her daily birdwalks. She counts birds Monday through Friday and would welcome anyone who would like to join her. If you would like more information, call Eileen at 708-834-1343. You may have to let it ring a little longer than normal.

The next DuPage Birding Club meeting is on Thursday, January 12, at 7:00pm. We will be celebrating the club's ten-year anniversary. Refreshments will be served during the social time from 7:00 to 7:30pm. Following the celebration events, our Past President and Director Peter Kasper will present a program on The Birds of Australia, mate. The birds range from the Silver Gull to the Kookaburra - from the Scrub Wren to the Emu. The location of the meeting is the Faith Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn. Directions will be given at the end of the tape.

The All Points Bulletin for this week includes:

Tundra Swans Rough-legged Hawks Short-eared Owls Saw-whet Owls Carolina Wrens Northern Shrike White-crowned Sparrows Snow Buntings Lapland Longspurs Pine Siskins and any other winter finches.

The All Points Bulletin is a listing of the top 10 birds that are possible now and for which we'd like to get reports.

That concludes the main portion of this report. What follows are directions. If you have any birds to report, any updates on any of the birds mentioned, questions or comments, or if you need clearer directions, please call the report line at 708-406-1535. Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.

Here are directions to the following locations:

The meeting at Faith Lutheran Church Fabyan Forest Preserve Oxidation Pond Swenson Road Munger Road Swan Lake

To get to the meeting at Faith Lutheran Church, take Roosevelt Road to Park Boulevard in Glen Ellyn. Go north on Park Boulevard for 2 blocks and you will see the church on the east side of the street. The parking lot and entrance are in the rear. The meeting is in the church hall on the lower level.

Fabyan Forest Preserve is on Route 25 0.3 miles north of Fabyan Parkway in Geneva.

To get to Munger Road, take Route 59 to Army Trail Road. Go west for about a mile to Munger..

To get to Swan Lake, enter Fermilab from the east entrance. Follow the main road to the highrise. Swan Lake is the large lake northwest of the highrise.

To get to the Fermilab oxidation pond, enter Fermilab from the east gate and continue for almost 0.4 miles until you come to Blackhawk St. Turn right (north) on Blackhawk and continue for 0.3 miles until the road turns to gravel. The oxidation pond is elevated and to your right, behind a dike.

To get to Swenson Road, enter Fermilab from the east gate and continue for 1.2 miles to the 4 way stop at Eola Road. Turn south on Eola road and proceed for 0.9 miles to Swenson Road.

That concludes this report

Again, if you have any reports, please call 708-406-1535. Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.

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