As an English major, I had favorite poems. At the top of the list was John Keats’ “To Autumn.” I love the
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Tyrannus tyrannus is the Latin name for the eastern kingbird. The bird lives up to its name. It aggressively defends its territory,
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Editors Note: Wendy Paulson’s next Barrington bird hike is coming up on Friday, May 23rd. See below for the full schedule of
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Spring has finally arrived in earnest: the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the Barrington Country Garden & Antique Faire
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Editors Note: Wendy Paulson’s first Barrington bird hike of this spring is coming up at Ron Beese Park at 8 a.m. this
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If there is any songbird that consistently arrests attention, especially in a winter landscape, it would be the northern cardinal. The brilliant
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A true harbinger of spring arrived in my email inbox today when Citizens for Conservation sent this year’s schedule of Barrington Spring
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Cross-country skiing on the first day of February in a local forest preserve, I brightened at the call of a black-capped chickadee:
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December’s Christmas trees serve an important purpose for birds in Barrington once the new year rolls around. Every year in January, volunteers
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A fair number of Barringtonians head south for winter months, joining other northern “snowbirds” in places with warmer winter climates. But Barrington
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If you’ve enjoyed our recent Birds of Barrington series about area birds profiled by Barrington Hills birder and naturalist Wendy Paulson, here’s
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The bobolink, a bird of large grasslands, is one of Barrington’s most cosmopolitan summer residents. It spends winter months in the pampas
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Have you caught yourself staring at a largish, elegant, pure white bird flying above town in graceful wingbeat? Or standing statuesque and
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A woodpecker on the ground?? If you see what you think might be a woodpecker on terra firma, it is likely to
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Because it’s Earth Day and it’s beautiful outside (thank you, Mother Nature), we decided it’s a great day to debut a new
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