DuPage County, Illinois RBA for January 27, 2002

Location: DuPage Co. Illinois
Number: 630-406-8111
Coverage: Western suburbs of Chicago
Editor: David Hodge (dupagehotline@yahoo.com)

DuPage Hotline Site
http://www.gadwall.com/birding/

Official DuPage Birding Club Site:
http://home.xnet.com/~ugeiser/Birds/BirdClub.html

Species :

purple finch
fox sparrow
white-winged crossbill
northern saw-whet owl
rough-legged hawk
common merganser

On January 9th at Willowbrook Wildlife Center, five purple finches and
a fox sparrow were seen at the feeders.

On January 13th at the Morton Arboretum, two immature white-winged
crossbills were seen on the west side of the arboretum at Hemlock Hill.
The northern saw-whet owl was seen also at Hemlock hill in the yews and
north of Crabapple Lake in the yews.

At Springbrook Prairie on January 19th , a rough-legged hawk was seen
west of Book Road.

The northern saw-whet owl was relocated north of Crabapple Lake on
January 19th at the Arboretum.

At Blackwell Forest Preserve on January 26th , five common megansers
were spotted.






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DuPage County, Illinois (western suburbs of Chicago)
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http://www.gadwall.com/birding/hotline/