Jeff Reiter
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Spring migration brings happy surprises for birdersMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - May is Monarch Butterfly Month in Illinois. Yes, it's official: Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the proclamation last fall. Soon we might even see a monarch license plate. The ...
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A 'rare' bird sighting? Here's how to tellApr 12, 2017 6:00 am - A 'rare' bird sighting is a personal thing for many birders
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Record-breaking Big Years inspire birders to keep lookingMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Sorry, but my recap of the 2016 birding year was incomplete. Two of the biggest stories in birding last year were late-breaking news, coming too late for my December dea...
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Cantigny offers Women's History Month programsFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - March is Women's History Month and Cantigny Park will mark the occasion with four events at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at the park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. All...
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Cantigny Park offers Black History programsFeb 01, 2017 10:00 pm - February is Black History Month and Cantigny Park will mark the occasion with three free presentations at the Robert R. McCormick Museum. The programs are: • "Joseph Med...
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PAWWS wins Cantigny's Community Trees votingJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - A Christmas tree decorated by Pets Assisting Wounded Warriors and displayed in the Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton during the holiday season recei...
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Cantigny announces photo contest winnersJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Cantigny Park visitors voted and the results are in. The top three prize winners of the 2015 Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contest are: • First place: Mary Brown of C...
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A look back at birding highlights of '16Jan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Birding deserves a year in review story just like the myriad other categories of American life and culture. So for all the watchers out there, here's my compendium of b...
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Lisle's Wild Birds Unlimited feeds birders' hobbyNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - Does anybody else remember The Nature Company? The retailer had a store at Oakbrook Center in the 1990s. It was a fun place to look around, like a shop you'd find in a n...
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Cantigny preparing for annual poinsettia displayNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Cantigny Park's horticulture department will play host to its annual Shades of Crimson Poinsettia Display from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the park's greenhous...