DuPage County, Illinois RBA for February 20, 1998
THIS IS LATE BECAUSE OF ISP PROBLEMS.
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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
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, February 20,
1998 at 9:30pm.
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS are decisively back with the first report
coming from Hidden Lake on Sunday, the 8th.
From Dupage County:
At Four Lakes - a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on
Wednesday. On the 13th, a pair of WOOD DUCKS and an immature
GLAUCOUS GULL were seen.
3 LESSER SCAUP were seen on Thursday at the Waterfall Glen Office
Park pond at Lemont Road and I 55.
WOOD DUCKS were reported from Lombard on the 8th.
At McDowell Grove - on the 8th, 2 to 4 PINE SISKINS and at least
one CAROLINA WREN were found.
A TUFTED TITMOUSE along with a few FLICKERS were found at Greene
Valley on the 8th.
A SNOW GOOSE was found on the 13th in Glendale Heights at the
intersection of Schmale and Mill Pond Drive.
On Saturday, at Mallard Lake, a second winter GLAUCOUS GULL was
seen at the landfill, from Discovery Park.
On the 8th, at the Arboretum, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen
in the Alders in the Japanese Collection on the east side and in
the spruces nearby. 2 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a possible
REDPOLL were also seen. Another flock of crossbills was seen on
the west side, on Hemlock Hill.
At Pratt's Wayne - On the 9th, a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen just
east of the entrance to the Model Airplane Field off Powis Road.
A SNOW GOOSE was also seen on the 9th in the southwest corner of
Powis and Smith Roads. About 20 HORNED LARKS were seen in the
same area. At Brewster Creek Marsh Pond, KILLDEER and four blue-
phase SNOW GEESE were seen on Monday.
At Springbrook Prairie, 3 or 4 FLICKERS, BROWN CREEPERS,
KILLDEER, SONG and SWAMP SPARROWS, COMMON MERGANSERS, GOLDENEYE
and KINGFISHERS were seen on Sunday.
From Fermilab:
A few SNOW GEESE, COMMON MERGANSERS, GOLDENEYES, MALLARDS, BLACK
DUCKS, LESSER SCAUP and CANVASBACKS are being seen at Fermilab.
On the 15th, GADWALL, RING-NECKED DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER and
hundreds of COMMON MERGANSERS were seen on Lake Law.
From Kane County:
At Nelson Lake Marsh - a NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen on the 8th.
The location was along the main trail near the lake. A couple of
CREEPERS were also seen there. 2 COMMON GRACKLES were seen on
the 14th along with 3 COMMON MERGANSERS, 2 WIGEONS, CREEPERS
and FLICKERS.
From elsewhere
From Nachusa Grasslands, I have a single report of a TUNDRA SWAN
flyover on Tuesday.
Here are directions.
To get to Discovery Park near Mallard Lake, take Schick Road to
Jefferson. Go north a couple of blocks and turn east (right) on
Goddard. Go east on Goddard until you see Discovery Park. Climb
the berm on the north to get a view of the landfill.
Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.
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Jim Frazier jfrazier@cwe2.com
Senior Account Representative jfrazier@elnet.com
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