Articles filed under Reiter, Jeff

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  Watch for spectacle of migrating nighthawksAug 12, 2011 12:00 AM
  Our Jeff Reiter loves telling new birders about the nighthawk because often it's an unfamiliar bird, yet it's easily observed. Now through early September is the peak viewing time. Go outside around dusk and with patience you are almost certain to see a common nighthawk. With luck, you might see a large flock.
  

   
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  Birders find baseball fields ideal spots Jul 12, 2011 12:00 AM
  Jeff Reiter's baseball trip through Missouri and Iowa provides a perfect opportunity to sneak in a little birding. And, no, we don't mean just watching Albert Pujols and the Cardinals.
  

   
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  You might need another field guide Jun 13, 2011 12:00 AM
  Birders Don and Lillian Stokes have published a new national field guide filled with photos of birds, including many in flight. The guide is a useful reference, especially when paired with an illustrated guide, Jeff Reiter says.
  

   
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  Cantigny bird-watching expedition a hoot May 31, 2011 12:00 AM
  St. Charles Cub Scouts who went on a bird-watching expedition at Cantigny Park got a pleasant and highly unusual surprise.
  

   
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  Reiter: Find interesting birds in your own yard Apr 11, 2011 12:00 AM
  Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of birding — at home and away from home. Yard birding and field birding. Like most birders, I enjoy them both. Today's column is about the backyard, where many of us spend the majority of our bird-watching minutes and hours. On busy days, just a glance at the feeders is better than no birding at all.
  

   
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  DuPage man adds Florida bird to life list Mar 28, 2011 12:00 AM
  A day after the big blizzard in February, I did the sensible thing and flew to Miami. It was a preplanned trip to visit my parents in Key Largo. There would be some golf, a Super Bowl party and, of course, plenty of amazing birds.
  

   
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  Reiter: Winter birding offers own rewards Jan 5, 2011 12:00 AM
  It wasn’t a Christmas Count bird — a few days late for that. It wasn’t a “lifer” either. But it was a bird I’d been waiting to see for a long time. Almost 11 years, in fact. My last column, you might recall, featured a fine photo of a Northern shrike. I included it on a shortlist of birds that I’d only observed once and longed to see again. Turns out my wish came true a lot sooner than expected.
  

   
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  So many birds, so little time Dec 6, 2010 12:00 AM
  As I like to say every December, it was a good year to be a birder! Allow me to reflect a little bit on 2010 and share a few random thoughts and observations. It seemed like a banner year for blue jays and cedar waxwings two of the best-dressed birds in the neighborhood …