DuPage County, Illinois RBA for February 4, 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 Wednesday, February
4, 1998 at 9:00pm
Please note that the field trip to Lake Calumet this weekend is
on February 7, Saturday. Repeat, that trip will be on Saturday.
From Dupage County:
At the Arboretum - On the 24th, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS were
seen near parking 20, 2 FLICKERS were seen at parking 23 and a
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET was seen on Hemlock Hill. On the 25th, a
FLICKER was seen near Meadow Lake. A SONG SPARROW was found
along the river.
A PINTAIL was seen behind an apartment complex in Wheaton on
Friday.
A HERMIT THRUSH was seen last week in a yard in Naperville.
At Hidden lake - on the 18th 4 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 BLACK DUCKS,
and 1 vocalizing immature male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD were found.
The Teal were still there on the 25th. Also on the 25th, a
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a SONG and a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
were seen near the bridge.
At Argonne - the RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was sitting on its favorite
perch along Westgate Road (just barely inside Argonne) on Monday
morning.
A COMMON REDPOLL was seen in a yard in Westmont on Tuesday. A
FLICKER and PINE SISKINS have also been seen there. More
REDPOLLS were seen in a yard near Lemont Road and I-55 on Friday.
At Springbrook Prairie - a GREAT BLUE HERON and a KINGFISHER were
seen on Sunday.
A MUTE SWAN was seen in Barlett last week.
At Mallard Lake - a Kumlein's ICELAND GULL was seen on Saturday.
MONK PARAKEETS are being seen in Addison east of Addison Road
along the powerlines between Fullerton and Armitage.
From Fermilab:
20 HORNED LARKS were seen at the Buffalo Feeders on the 24th.
From Will County:
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was at Lockport Prairie on Saturday. 2 SNIPE
were seen on the 24th. Lockport Prairie is located in Lockport
on Route 53. It is across from Stateville Prison.
From Kane County:
In rural Kane county, west of Elburn a mixed flock of HORNED
LARKS, LAPLAND LONGSPURS and SNOW BUNTINGS were found on the
26th. The specific location is Rt. 38 and Merideth Rd. near what
looks like a grain facility, just before RR tracks.
Here is the next field trip of the DuPage Birding Club:
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. The map coordinates given after each
location correspond to the Chicago Tribune Chicagoland Map:
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve is located north of Lisle just south
of the intersection of Route 56 and Route 53. It is on the east
side of Route 53. To get to the location to view the river,
walk north from the parking lot, across the rock bridge to the
high point that overlooks the mudflat and river. (P-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 Mallard Lake, which is located near Bloomingdale, take
Gary Avenue north from Army Trail. Turn west on Lawrence. This
will take you to the entrance to Mallard Lake Forest Preserve.
(M-6)
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)
To get to the Buffalo Wallow and Buffalo Field, enter Fermilab
from the west side Pine Street gate and continue for 1.85 miles
until you see a pond just inside the fence on your left. This is
the Buffalo Wallow which is in the Buffalo Field. The Buffalo
Feeders are at the north end of the field.(P-4)
Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.
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