Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 22:55:28 EST Reply-To: "National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Central)"
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<BIRDCNTR@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> From: Jim Frazier <76606.402@COMPUSERVE.COM> Subject: DuPage Co., IL RBA- RBA
* Illinois
* DuPage County
* February 3, 1995
* ILDU9502.03
- Birds mentioned
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
AMERICAN ROBIN
BELTED KINGFISHER
BROWN THRASHER
COMMON GOLDENEYE
COMMON MERGANSER
COOPER'S HAWK
HORNED LARK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
MUTE SWAN
NORTHERN FLICKER
NORTHERN HARRIER
NORTHERN SHRIKE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SHORT-EARED OWL
SNOW BUNTING
TUNDRA SWAN
WOOD DUCK
- Transcript
hotline: DuPage County, Illinois Hotline
date: February 3, 1995
number: 708-406-8111
to report: 708-406-1535
coverage: Western, Southwestern suburbs of Chicago
compiled: 9:30pm, February 3, 1995
compiler: Jim Frazier
transcriber: Jim Frazier
internet: 76606.402@compuserve.com
Greetings
This is the DuPage Birding Club Hotline for Friday, February 3,
1995 at 9:30pm. 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,
recaps from neighboring hotlines,
the All Points Bulletin
and, at the end, directions.
Both phases of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 NORTHERN HARRIERS, a COOPERS
HAWK and a NORTHERN SHRIKE were seen on January 31 at Nelson Lake
Marsh. The shrike was seen in the open area after the first pond
near the entrance and near the first bench along the path. It
was seen at 3:30pm and was not seen for nearly an hour before
then.
A NORTHERN HARRIER was at Fermilab on January 31.
BLACK DUCKS were at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve on February 1.
A TUNDRA SWAN was at Swan Lake at Fermilab the morning of January
30. It was not seen later in the day or on subsequent days.
SHORT-EARED OWLS continue to be seen along Munger Road near
Pratt's Wayne Woods. The last report that I have is for January
29. The best place to look is north of Army Trail Road and south
of the railroad tracks. The best time is at dusk. If you're
lucky, you'll hear them barking. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was also
seen here on the 29th.
The NORTHERN SHIKE was again seen at Pratt's Wayne Woods along
the Prairie Path on January 29.
Here is a summary of reports from the last tape:
LAPLAND LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS are being seen
in South Elgin. They are located in a "manure slick" in a field
south of Kenyan Street, between the Prairie Path and Route 25.
Park on the shoulder on the north side and scan the slick. If
you get out of the car, the birds will flush.
A flock of 25 ROBINS was at Blackwell Forest Preserve on January
27.
2 MUTE SWANS, 75 COMMON GOLDENEYE, a KINGFISHER and 20 COMMON
MERGANSERS were in Blackwell Forest Preserve on January 27.
A ROUGH LEGGED HAWK was seen at the DuPage River Park on the
South Side of Naperville on January 25.
A BROWN THRASHER and a NORTHERN FLICKER were seen on January 28
in Greene Valley Forest Preserve.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE, WOOD DUCK and HORNED LARKS were at Fermilab on
January 21.
About 20 BLACK DUCKS and a COOPERS HAWK were at Blackwell Forest
Preserve on January 21.
Now we'll recap highlights from neighboring hotlines.
The Chicago Hotline as of February 1 is reporting Barrow's
Goldeneye and Townsend's Solitaire. For more information, call
708-671-1522
The Illinois Hotline as of January 31 is reporting a Pacific Loon
and Lesser Black-backed Gull. For more information, call 217-785-1083
The Rockford Hotline as of February 2 is reporting Goshawks. For
more information, call 815-965-3095
The All Points Bulletin for this week includes:
Snow Geese
Scaup
Mergansers
Brewer's Blackbirds
Rough-legged Hawks
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Kinglets
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:
Munger Road
Swan Lake
Nelson Lake Marsh
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 Nelson Lake Marsh, go west on Main Street from its
intersection with Randall Road in Batavia. After 1.5 miles, turn
south on Nelson Lake Road. The parking lot is on your right
after 0.2 miles.
That concludes this report
Again, if you have any reports, please call 708-406-1535. Thank
you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.
- End transcript