Well, things didn’t go quite as planned. Six young birders met bright and early Sunday morning, April 15th, in the parking lot of Denny’s in Bourbonnais eager to explore the Kankakee River area. Yet, mother nature had other plans. It wouldn’t stop raining. Still, we drove to Kankakee River State Park and hoped for the…
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What is it about overnight field trips? It seems like every one presents an unique set of challenges and this one was no exception. It started with the weather. Saturday morning, a nasty winter snow storm rolled into the Champaign area blocking our path to our destination. Within hours, the storm deposited a sheet of…
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Eleven young birders joined us on a foggy day on Lake Michigan, which made for difficult birding despite the mild weather. Visibility was difficult at best. Despite these conditions, one of the first birds seen was a Snowy Owl perched atop a tower at the mouth of the Calumet River at Steelworker’s Park. At the…
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