Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 12:35:13 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 11, 1995
* ILDU9502.11
- Birds mentioned
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
BALD EAGLE
BLUE JAY
BROWN CREEPER
CANADA GEESE
CEDAR WAXWING
COMMON MERGANSER
COMMON GOLDENEYE
DARK-EYED JUNCO
DOWNY WOODPECKER
GADWALL
GREAT BLUE HERON
HERMIT THRUSH
HORNED LARK
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
MALLARD
NORTHERN HARRIER
NORTHERN CARDINAL
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SHORT-EARED OWL
SNOW GEESE
SNOW BUNTING
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH
WOOD DUCK
- Transcript
hotline: DuPage County, Illinois Hotline
date: February 11, 1995
number: 708-406-8111
to report: 708-406-1535
coverage: Western, Southwestern suburbs of Chicago
compiled: 11:00pm, February 11, 1995
compiler: Jim Frazier
transcriber: Jim Frazier
internet: 76606.402@compuserve.com
Greetings
This is the DuPage Birding Club Hotline for Saturday, February
11, 1995 at 11am. To make a report, please call 708-406-1535.
Contents include:
new reports,
a recap of previous reports,
recaps from neighboring hotlines,
the All Points Bulletin
and, at the end, directions.
A HERMIT THRUSH was seen on February 11 at the Morton Arboretum.
It was seen near a pile of dirt in parking 23 on the west side.
Also seen at this spot were JUNCOS, GOLDFINCH, BROWN CREEPER,
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHS, CARDINALS and BLUE JAYS. Several
flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGS were also seen elsewhere at the
Arboretum. A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was found near the visitor
center
COMMON GOLDENEYE, COMMON MERGANSERS were seen along the Fox River
in South Elgin on February 9. Also seen along the Fox River
Trail were WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, DOWNY and RED-BELLIED
WOODPECKERS.
SHORT-EARED OWLS continue to be seen along Munger Road near
Pratt's Wayne Woods. The last report that I have is for February
9. 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 February 3. This is an ethics alert. Please do
not go roaming around the fields attempting to flush the owls.
If you stay on the road, you'll have good looks when they begin
hunting.
The WOOD DUCK was still at the Fermilab Oxidation pond as of
February 11.
Here is a summary of reports from the last tape:
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen February 3 at Fermilab.
A WOOD DUCK, HORNED LARK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and NORTHERN HARRIER
were at FermiLab on February 5.
A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPERS and a GREAT BLUE HERON
were at the Arboretum on February 4
40 MALLARDS, 10 BLACK DUCKS, 2 COMMON MERGANSERS and about 100
CANADA GEESE were at Blackwell Forest Preserve on February 5
2 pair of GADWALL and 3 female COMMON MERGANSERs were seen south
of the dam in South Elgin on February 7.
The LAPLAND LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTINGS and HORNED LARKS were still
being seen in South Elgin as of February 7.
SNOW GEESE, including many blue phase snow geese, were seen at
mile 64 along interstate 70 on February 6 way, way downstate near
Vandalia.
Now we'll recap highlights from neighboring hotlines.
The Chicago Hotline as of February 10 is reporting Barrow's
Goldeneye. For more information, call 708-671-1522
The All Points Bulletin for this week includes:
Swans
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.
If you get the answering machine, please leave you name and phone
number. A transcript of this report has been posted on the
Internet. Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.
Here are directions to the following locations:
Munger Road
Oxidation Pond
To get to Munger Road, take Route 59 to Army Trail Road. Go west
for about a mile to Munger.
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.
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