DuPage County, Illinois RBA for January 21, 1999
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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 (including directions and archives)
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 Thursday, January 21,
1999 at 9:15pm.
From DuPage County:
At Waterfall Glen, 2 FOX SPARROWS and 2 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS
were found on Sunday on the service road southwest of the Bluff
Road entrance. 5 COMMON MERGANSERS were seen along the Des
Plaines River
At the Arboretum, on Saturday, at least one YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
was found on the east side, between the formal garden and the
pine collection. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in the main
parking lot. On Friday, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen and a
GREAT BLUE HERON was found along the river.
At Hidden Lake, on Saturday, there were 4 or 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL
and 4 COMMON MERGANSERS. The resident all white CROW continues
to be reported.
At Greene Valley, on Saturday, the NORTHERN SHRIKE was still
being seen just inside the entrance off of 79th Street. A
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was at the feeder at the guard residence
and a FLICKER was at the end of road past the guard residence.
At Pratt's Wayne, on Friday, there was a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the
east end of the dog training fields and a COMMON SNIPE along
Brewster Creek. 3 GREAT HORNED OWLS were also found.
We had an unconfirmed report of a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER from a
yard in Naperville from Friday.
From Kane County:
On Saturday, LAPLAND LONGSPURS, HORNED LARKS and about 2 DOZEN
SNOW BUNTINGS were seen on Saturday along Meredith Road north of
Route 47.
In St. Charles, on Saturday, HOODED MERGANSER, GOLDENEYE, BLACK
DUCK and 2 RUDDY DUCKS were found.
From Fermilab:
On Sunday, there were 5 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, SNOW BUNTINGS,
LAPLAND LONGSPURS and HORNED LARKS.
At Swan Lake, on Thursday, a COOT was seen near the footbridge
over the canal connecting Kidney Pond with Swan Lake. On
Wednesday, a BLACK DUCK and RING-NECKED DUCK were found. On
Sunday, the COOT was on Kidney pond along with 3 HOODED
MERGANSERS. Last Thursday, the RING-NECKED DUCK was on Swan Lake
with a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS.
A SWAMP SPARROW and FLICKER were at the Education Center feeders
on Thursday.
A COMMON SNIPE was found along Road A on Sunday.
On Friday, a likely immature BALD EAGLE was seen near the High
Rise.
Thank you to everyone who called or emailed reports this week.
Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline.
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