Date:         Fri, 20 Jan 1995 20:53:06 EST
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From:         Jim Frazier <76606.402@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      DuPage Co., IL RBA

* Illinois * DuPage County * January 20, 1995 * ILDU9501.20

- Birds mentioned

CANADA GEESE COMMON SNIPE COMMON MERGANSER COOPERS-HAWK DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT EASTERN MEADOWLARK GLAUCOUS GULL GREAT HORNED OWL GREAT BLUE HERON NORTHERN FLICKER NORTHERN HARRIER NORTHERN SHRIKE NORTHERN HARRIER NORTHERN PINTAIL RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK SHORT-EARED OWL SNOW GOOSE THAYER'S GULL

- Transcript

hotline: DuPage County, Illinois Hotline date: January 20, 1995 number: 708-406-8111 to report: 708-406-1535 coverage: Western, Southwestern suburbs of Chicago compiled: 7:30pm, January 20, 1995 compiler: Jim Frazier transcriber: Jim Frazier internet: 76606.402@compuserve.com

Greetings

This is the DuPage Birding Club Hotline for Friday, January 20, 1995 at 7:30pm To make a report, please call 708-406-1535. A transcript of this report is now being posted on the Internet. The next update to the hotline will be Saturday, January 28.

Contents include: new reports, a recap of previous reports, the All Points Bulletin and, at the end, directions.

A COOPERS-HAWK and a GREAT HORNED OWL were at Greene Valley Forest Preserve on January 16, near the ranger's residence.

A NORTHERN HARRIER was at Dragon Lake on January 19.

A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was by the visitor center at the Arboretum on January 14.

Here is a summary of reports from the last tape:

SHORT-EARED OWLS are being seen along Munger Road near Pratt's Wayne Woods. Three owls were last reported on January 15. The best place to look is north of Army Trail road and south of the railroad tracks. The best time is at dusk. 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS and a EASTERN MEADOWLARK were also seen on January 15. A COMMON SNIPE was seen here on January 14. This is an ethics alert. Please do not stomp around in the woods and fields looking for the owls or trying to flush them. There have been some reports that this is happening and this activity is not helpful.

An adult THAYERS GULL and an adult GLAUCOUS GULL were seen near Greene Valley Forest Preserve on January 16. They were in the quarry south of the preserve, north of Royce Road and between Route 53 and Greene Road.

A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was at Dragon Lake on January 15.

A DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT was seen in Batavia on January 9.

11 COMMON MERGANSERS were at Blackwell Forest Preserve on January 15.

A SNOW GOOSE was seen flying with 3 CANADA GEESE just west of Black Partridge Woods on January 16.

At Fermilab, on January 15, a NORTHERN PINTAIL was at Swenson Road Marsh. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen further along Swenson Road. Also at Fermilab were 4 GREAT BLUE HERONS and a FLICKER.

The All Points Bulletin for this week includes:

Brewer's Blackbirds Rough-legged Hawks Short-eared Owls Saw-whet Owls Carolina Wrens Northern Shrike Snow Geese 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, 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:

Munger Road Swenson Road

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

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. Turn right. The marsh is on both sides of the 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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