Jeff Reiter
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For birders, the beauty’s in the find not the flashJul 14, 2012 10:16 am - Remember that scene in “The Big Year” when Brad, played by Jack Black, is showing bird photos to his father? The two are scrolling through images on the back of a digita...
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'The Great Snipe Hunt' to be staged at CantignyJun 23, 2012 9:00 am - Tickets are now on sale for “The Great Snipe Hunt,” an outdoor roving theater performance amid Cantigny Park's gardens. Performances begin at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. both Sa...
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Bloomingdale brothers part of youth birding movementJun 07, 2012 6:00 am - I’d arranged to interview the Deese brothers at Mallard Lake. It was near their home in Bloomingdale, and the name of the place seemed appropriate given the purpose of o...
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Greater prairie chickens still pecking in Southern IllinoisApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - As birders, we are spoiled by an abundance of outstanding local venues to enjoy our craft. There is probably a birding “hot spot” within five or 10 miles of your home. ...
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April is the new May for birdersApr 02, 2012 11:28 am - There is a popular spring birding festival in northwest Ohio called The Biggest Week in American Birding. This year’s dates are May 4-13, which makes it a really big wee...
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Golden Oak Club for seniors debuts April 2Mar 26, 2012 7:00 am - Cantigny Park has announced a new social club for seniors meeting the first and third Mondays of the month beginning April 2. Membership in the Golden Oak Club is open t...
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It takes a patient birder to identify gullsMar 20, 2012 8:28 am - From its beginning in 2004, this column has been mostly silent when it comes to gulls. There is a good reason for that. Gulls scare me. This was true in the literal sens...
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Cantigny announces photo contest winnersFeb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Two photographers from Batavia and one from Sugar Grove recently were honored as the top three finishers in Cantigny Park's annual Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contes...
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Common redpoll is anything but the norm in Northern IllinoisFeb 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Bird names can be misleading as most of us know. Case in point, the red-bellied woodpecker, whose pinkish underparts are one of its least conspicuous field marks. Or th...
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Cantigny Golf Show features new equipment on Feb. 2Jan 29, 2012 5:00 am - Cantigny Golf will sponsor the first Cantigny Golf Show from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at 27W270 Mack Road, Wheaton. The show will be the first opportunity of...