Pets and Animals
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Red-winged blackbirds are back in the area and sounding offMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named h...
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Learn about Elgin High's Biodiversity Teach-in with Izaak Walton League March 7Mar 01, 2023 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, March 7, the Elgin chapter of the Izaak Walton League will host a free program on environmental issues. Elgin High School science teachers Bridgid Trimble an...
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Beekeeping could get the green light in Lake BarringtonMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake Barrington village board will meet Thursday night to discuss and potentially approve rules for beekeeping in town. Keeping apiaries on residential property isn'...
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Palatine sets guidelines - including neighbor approval - for backyard chickensFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Palatine has opened the window a crack for residents who wish to keep backyard chickens. Chickens are still prohibited in the village. But now, thanks to action taken la...
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How mourning doves are able to increase their numbers into the millionsFeb 23, 2023 5:00 am - The longer I watch mourning doves, the more I wonder. How do these birds that appear to be so dimwitted persist in such great numbers? There are hundreds of millions of ...
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Cat show returns this weekend at DuPage fairgroundsFeb 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Feline fanciers from all over the country will bring their cats to be judged at the Lincoln State Cat Club's 61st benefit show, which will take place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sa...
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Things to do Feb. 24-March 2: Chicago Golf Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest & moreFeb 21, 2023 12:00 pm - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Before Friday "Frindle": 10 a.m. daily through Friday, Feb. 24, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St.,...
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Breaking new ground: How Willowbrook Wildlife Center will cut energy useFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A red-shouldered hawk with a broken humerus bone and a fox squirrel with head trauma have been recuperating in recent weeks at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen El...
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After 200 columns, Words on Birds writer continues to educate and entertainFeb 15, 2023 5:00 am - Last month I presented to the DuPage Birding Club, filling an hour with stories from this column. Amazingly, some audience members stayed awake until the end. As Words o...
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Join Geneva church group in making DIY toys for pets at Anderson HumaneFeb 14, 2023 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Feb. 26, the project for the monthly "Social Justice Sunday" will be "Furry Friends" at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 110 S. Second St. Join t...