Jeff Reiter
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Birder's international big year inspires winter searchingFeb 01, 2018 10:00 pm - The Year of the Bird started nicely with a red-breasted nuthatch, a visitor to my peanut feeder on New Year's Day. I couldn't have ordered a better "first bird" of 2018....
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2017 birding highlights from suburbs and beyondJan 15, 2018 5:00 am - We obviously just endured a tough year. The bad news far outweighed the good. Fortunately, there were birds. Watching birds can slow things down and help us forget for ...
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Cantigny prepares for poinsettia display, saleNov 14, 2017 10:00 pm - At the Shades of Crimson Poinsettia Display, visitors to Cantigny Park's greenhouse can see about 3,000 plants in 15 varieties in full bloom. The Cantigny horticulture d...
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Birders owe much to duck stampsNov 12, 2017 10:00 pm - When all is well, a birder might say, "I have no egrets." That passes for humor in our hobby. But right now, I have a big one: I wish I'd gone to Wisconsin in September ...
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Nov. 13 deadline for Cantigny photo contestOct 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Cantigny Park is inviting amateur photographers to enter their best images in the Cantigny in Focus annual photo contest. The submission deadline for entries is Monday,...
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It's not too late to glimpse late-migrating hummingbirdsOct 08, 2017 11:00 pm - On Oct. 27, 2002, a surprise guest appeared in my yard: a hummingbird. Of course, I'd seen many hummers in the yard before then, and many since. But never in October. ...
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Southern gnatcatcher moving northAug 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Southern gnatcatcher sightings becoming more common in DuPage
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Images: #TBT Gallery looks back at Wheaton's First Division MuseumAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - This Saturday, the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will reopen its doors after a 10-month redesign, part of Cantigny's ongoing Project New Leaf. The up...
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Cantigny offers free admission on McCormick DayJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Cantigny Park will commemorate the birthday of its benefactor, Col. Robert R. McCormick, with a day of art activities, a living history performance, golf games and a "po...
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Meet crane conservationist George Archibald July 25 at CantignyJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - I'm far too young to have a “senior moment,” and if I've ever had one I don't remember it. But I experience Jurassic moments for sure. They happen to me every year, in f...