DuPage County, Illinois RBA for January 29, 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 Friday, January 29,

1999 at 9:30pm.



Tomorrow's field trip for wintering birds in the corn fields is

still on.



From DuPage County:



2 MUTE SWANS, along with a blue phase SNOW GOOSE and a few COMMON

MERGANSERS were seen at the pond at Route 53 and 83rd Street on

Wednesday.



3 MUTE SWANS and 6 GRACKLES were seen flying over a yard in

Naperville on Wednesday. Also seen here were SONG and WHITE-

THROATED SPARROWS.



A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at Argonne on Tuesday.



2 SAW-WHET OWLS were found on Hemlock Hill at the Arboretum on

Sunday and Tuesday. 5 BLUEBIRDS were seen along the river on the

east side on Monday.



A BALD EAGLE was seen flying over Maple Grove on Tuesday.



From Kane County:



2 tagged TRUMPETER or TUNDRA SWANS were seen along Randall Road

south of Batavia on Sunday.



From Fermilab:



The COOT continues to be found at Swan Lake or near the

footbridge to Kidney Pond. The last report is from Sunday. Also

seen on Sunday were a RING-NECKED DUCK and 3 HOODED MERGANSERS.

BLACK DUCKS were in the Buffalo Wallow and COMMON MERGANSERS were

seen flying over.



An immature BALD EAGLE was seen flying over Eola Road on Tuesday.



Thank you for calling the DuPage Birding Club Hotline





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