On a bird walk at Crabtree Nature Center in early May, when trees still stood leafless though very warm weather had suddenly
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Can there be a sweeter or more convincing herald of spring than the song sparrow? Certainly the bugling cries of sandhill cranes
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When I first became a serious birder while living in northern Virginia, I heard friends talk about the Amercian woodcock (Scolopax minor)
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On a recent bird walk at Beverly Lake in Spring Creek Forest Preserve, our group stood for several minutes in the parking
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Memorial Day weekend is finally here, Barrington 220 students are enjoying their first days of summer break and Ace Hardware is celebrating
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For the month of Valentine’s Day, it seems fitting to focus on a bird that incorporates the color red. The red-bellied woodpecker
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For many people in northern temperate zones, the primary place they watch birds in winter is at feeders outside their homes. The
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If you’ve always wanted to pitch in and help Citizens for Conservation refurbish the rookery island in Baker’s Lake with our discarded
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Lots of people ask me what my favorite bird is. I don’t hesitate to answer. It has been and, I suspect, always
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