Jeff Reiter
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Cantigny hopes to attract chimney swifts this spring with new towerApr 17, 2013 6:00 am - April is a time of rising anticipation for local birders. We know the best of spring migration is just ahead. Soon the dazzling buntings, grosbeaks, orioles, tanagers an...
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Quest for 500th “life bird” ends in EvanstonMar 10, 2013 5:00 am - So there I was in Miami last month, stalking a middle-class neighborhood with my binoculars, searching for a red-whiskered bulbul. The bulbul is originally from Asia, bu...
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Quest for 500th “life bird” ends in EvanstonMar 08, 2013 9:00 am - So there I was in Miami last month, stalking a middle-class neighborhood with my binoculars, searching for a red-whiskered bulbul. The bulbul is originally from Asia, bu...
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One bird in a flock may not be like the othersFeb 06, 2013 11:33 am - A cool thing happened in January when I least expected it. While walking from the Glen Ellyn YMCA to the Walgreens next door, I noticed that the neighboring water detent...
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Cantigny invites brides to vendor showJan 20, 2013 7:49 am - Cantigny Park and Cantigny Golf invite brides-to-be and their guests to the fifth annual Cantigny Bridal Show. The event is from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Cant...
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Cantigny Park announces photo contest winnersJan 18, 2013 11:40 am - Cantigny Park visitors voted and the results are in for the Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contest. The grand prize winners of the 2011 contest are: Ÿ First place: Mary...
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Marsh regular exposes wonders of 'patch birding'Jan 07, 2013 8:00 am - Now and then I'll write about a great place to go birding. Less often, I'll focus on a birder. Today I get to do both. McKee Marsh in Warrenville and Fillmore Dryden ar...
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Cantigny announces winner of tree decorating contestJan 04, 2013 7:17 am - The Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park announced that the Christmas tree decorated by Senior Home Sharing and displayed at the museum throughout the holiday sea...
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DuPage Birding Club invites guests on field tripsJan 01, 2013 5:00 am - The public is invited to join DuPage Birding Club members on the following winter field trips. All skill levels are welcome, including beginners and children ages 10 and...
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Rare sightings made 2012 a wild and wonderful year for birdersDec 17, 2012 9:12 am - Local birding stories have been piling up like twigs inside a wren house. November is always prime time for spotting rarities, but this year was ridiculous. Birds that ...