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Bird-watching program at Fermilab accesses normally off-limits areas

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Elena Ferrarin/eferrarin@dailyherald.com Naturalist and birdwatching expert Jack Pomatto, right, lead the "Woodpeckers in WinterÓ nature program Saturday morning at Fermilab in Batavia. Also pictured are Valerie Blaine, nature programs manager for the Kane County Forest Preserve District, middle, and Nancy Kopman of Batavia, left, who was among 19 participants.

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Elena Ferrarin/eferrarin@dailyherald.com Alan Robertson and Patricia Leonard of St. Charles scour for birds on Saturday morning during the "Woodpeckers in WinterÓ nature program at Fermilab in Batavia. The program is part of the "Learn from the ExpertsÓ classes offered by the Kane County Forest Preserve District, and St. Charles and Geneva park districts.

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"Woodpeckers in Winter," a nature program held Saturday morning at Fermilab in Batavia, was led by naturalist and bird-watching expert Jack Pomatto. The group, which comprised 19 people, caught sight of a red-bellied woodpecker and a downy woodpecker, and got a quick look at a northern flicker.
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    • Elena Ferrarin/eferrarin@dailyherald.com Naturalist and birdwatching expert Jack Pomatto, right, lead the “Woodpeckers in WinterÓ nature program Saturday morning at Fermilab in Batavia. Also pictured are Valerie Blaine, nature programs manager for the Kane County Forest Preserve District, middle, and Nancy Kopman of Batavia, left, who was among 19 participants.
    • Elena Ferrarin/eferrarin@dailyherald.com Alan Robertson and Patricia Leonard of St. Charles scour for birds on Saturday morning during the “Woodpeckers in WinterÓ nature program at Fermilab in Batavia. The program is part of the “Learn from the ExpertsÓ classes offered by the Kane County Forest Preserve District, and St. Charles and Geneva park districts.
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