Have you caught yourself staring at a largish, elegant, pure white bird flying above town in graceful wingbeat? Or standing statuesque and motionless at the edge of a pond outside town? The
A woodpecker on the ground?? If you see what you think might be a woodpecker on terra firma, it is likely to be a northern flicker. This largish woodpecker goes “anting” on
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 spring series focused on our feathered friends here in Barrington.
On Thursday evening, with his 50th reunion approaching this weekend, Henry “Hank” Paulson, Jr. spoke to an auditorium filled with students and community members at Barrington High School. Paulson, a 1964 BHS
Former Secretary of the Treasury, 1964 Barrington High School alumnus and current Barrington Hills resident, Henry Paulson, Jr., will speak at BHS on Thursday, September 25th at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available
When the World Trade Center towers were struck on Sept. 11, 2001, I was in New York’s Central Park birding with a friend. As the horror of the events became clearer, I
I wrote last month’s column on the eve of the annual Barrington Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Thirty-one intrepid counters participated in the event on December 16, fifteen of them covering the northwest
For many if not most local birders, watching birds is a pastime largely of spring, summer, and fall. But for the most intrepid, the end of the year brings an opportunity to
A highly-anticipated Autumn highlight for the whole family, Ignite the Night is coming up from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, September 30th. You don’t want to miss Citizens for Conservation’s fall
It’s not quite Thanksgiving yet, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! A first look at holiday events and decor at shops around town, a special celebration at Grove school
Time for today’s NoonDaily Update, our new approach to gathering information and sharing the good things happening in Barrington, Illinois. Each day we publish a post at noon featuring the latest collected
At its recent annual meeting, Citizens for Conservation bestowed Mighty Oak Awards on 25 non-board members who volunteered fifty hours or more during the last year. Many of these individuals have received
December’s Christmas trees serve an important purpose for birds in Barrington once the new year rolls around. Every year in January, volunteers gather and transport discarded Christmas trees to the rookery in
Grab your waterproof boots and binoculars and get to know nearby nature with a series of spring bird hikes led by a Barrington area naturalist. Ten hikes are scheduled, starting this week