DuPage County, Illinois RBA for January 23, 1998
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Location: DuPage County, Illinois
Number: 630-406-8111
Coverage: Western, southwestern suburbs of Chicago
Compiler/Transcriber: Jim Frazier
Email: jfrazier@elnet.com
DuPage Hotline Site
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jimfrazier/dupage.htm
NOTE: This site has been updated!
Official DuPage Birding Club site:
http://www.xnet.com/~ugeiser/Birds/BirdClub.html
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This is the DuPage Birding Club Hotline for Friday January 23,
1998 at 8:30pm.
From Dupage County:
At the Arboretum - WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS continue to be seen.
The last report I have is from Monday. The places they are
being seen include Hemlock Hill, the west end of Lake Marmo and
the pines to the east of the Hedge Garden.
Just to make things interesting, 7 crossbills were seen behind an
apartment complex in Wheaton on Wednesday near the College of
DuPage. They did not stay, but obviously pines outside the
Arboretum are also worth a look.
A HERMIT THRUSH was found at the Arboretum on Monday. A CATBIRD
was found near the Visitor Center on Sunday.
A WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen at a feeder in Lombard on
Wednesday.
At Springbrook Prairie - a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen again west of
Book Road by Aero Estates on Monday.
At Greene Valley - 6 BLUEBIRDS were seen on Monday along the road
on the western border near the campground.
At Pratt's Wayne - a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen at the Model
Airplane Field on Saturday.
A BROWN THRASHER and PINE SISKINS was seen in a yard on Saturday
in Glen Ellyn near the Willowbrook Wildlife Haven.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER is coming to a feeder in Wayne on a
daily basis.
Two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen at Fermilab last week.
From Will County:
400-500 SNOW BUNTINGS, LAPLAND LONGSPURS and HORNED LARKS were
seen in a field at the southwest corner of 199th and Weber Road
on Monday.
A MARSH WREN was at Lockport Prairie on Monday in the cattails on
the south side of the road. Lockport Prairie is located in
Lockport on Route 53. It is across from Stateville Prison.
From Kane County:
GOLDENEYES are being seen on the Fox River between Geneva and St.
Charles.
In Batavia, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, a SONG SPARROW and a FOX
SPARROW were seen on Thursday.
Here are the next field trips of the DuPage Birding Club:
Sunday, January 25 - Winter Finches at the Arboretum - Meet at
the main parking lot at 8am. Call Joe Suchecki at 630-369-5570
if you have any questions. The Morton Arboretum is located on
Route 53 in Lisle, just north of I 88. There is a charge for
entry. (P-7)
Sunday, February 1 - Birding the Lakefront - Meet at the Magic
Hedge parking area at Montrose Harbor at 8am. Call Kate or Jim
Frazier at 630-406-1535 if you have any questions. To reach the
Magic Hedge, take Lake Shore Drive north to the Montrose Avenue
exit. Turn right and follow this road until it bends left. You
will see a bait shack on your right after this bend. Turn right
on the road by the bait shack. This road will parallel the
harbor. Park where this road bears to the right. Just to your
left at this point you will see the Magic Hedge. (M-14)
Sunday, February 7 - Search for winter gulls at Lake Calumet -
Meet at O'Brien Lock and Dam at 8am. Call Bob or Karen Fisher at
630-985-2956 if you have any questions. To get to O'Brien Lock
and Dam, take I 94 to the 130th St. east exit. Proceed east on
130th St. past the first stop light and turn right before the
bridge. Follow the road south to O'Brien Lock and Dam. (T-15)
Here is the All Points Bulletin for the next few days:
Any ducks or waterfowl other than Mallards and Canada Geese
Rough-legged Hawk
Glaucous Gull
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Horned Lark
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Northern Shrike
Rufous-sided Towhee
Field Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
and
Pine Siskin
The All Points Bulletin is a listing of birds that have the
potential to be around now and for which we'd particularly like
to hear reports.
Here are directions:
To get to Greene Valley Forest Preserve, take Route 53 to 75th
St. south of Lisle. Go west on 75th St. to Greene. Go south on
Greene to 79th St. Go west on 79th until you see the sign for
the Youth Camp and Trail-head on your right. Turn left. Follow
the road to the parking lot. (R-7)
The Morton Arboretum is located on Route 53 in Lisle, just north
of I 88. There is a charge for entry. (P-7)
To get to Pratt's Wayne Forest Preserve in Wayne, take Route 59
to Army Trail Road. Go west to Powis Road. Go north on Powis
for 0.8 miles to the entrance.
The main parking lot of Springbrook Forest (or Dragon Lake)
Preserve is located in Naperville on Plainfield-Naperville Road
south of 75th Street on the west side of the street. (R-6)
Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.
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