Jeff Reiter
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A birder's news, notes and observations from a very 'big year'Dec 09, 2011 11:00 pm - This year began ominously when thousands of blackbirds dropped dead out of the sky in Arkansas. Remember that? A few days later, in Louisiana, it happened again. Thankfu...
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October journal reveals the daily joys of birdingNov 14, 2011 12:00 am - Well, that was fast. “The Big Year” came and went like a fall warbler in a hurry to go south. It didn’t hang around very long because box office duds never do. I liked t...
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Birding goes Hollywood in 'The Big Year'Oct 03, 2011 12:00 am - This could be the biggest thing in the birding world since the announced rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker. I'm speaking of "The Big Year," an upcoming movie ba...
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Cantigny Golf Academy welcomes new club fitter, builderSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Cantigny Golf Academy has added Everett J. Lockenvitz to its professional staff to lead the academy’s custom club-fitting operation, serving as master club fitter an...
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Cantigny Park hosts scale model of World War II memorialSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - Local World War II veterans who would like to pay their respects at the National World War II Memorial but are unable to travel to Washington, D.C., will be able to visi...
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Birders can help kids take an interest in hobbySep 19, 2011 1:00 am - In 2008, I applied to be a Boy Scout merit badge counselor. I submitted to a criminal background check, took the required Youth Protection Training, paid my fee and purc...
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Cantigny Park seeks entries for student art contestSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Cantigny Park and SCARCE present the third annual Cantigny Green Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Cantigny, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Among the ma...
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Watch for spectacle of migrating nighthawksAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There is an iconic work called “Nighthawks” hanging in the Art Institute of Chicago. The Edward Hopper masterpiece is dark and a little mysterious. I've always liked it,...
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Cantigny to celebrate anniversary of McCormick’s birthJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Cantigny Park will celebrate the 131st birthday of Col. Robert R. McCormick with activities and demonstrations for all ages. The free festivities — including birthday ca...
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Birders find baseball fields ideal spotsJul 12, 2011 1:00 am - Bird-watching and birding are the same thing. I believe that. But there is a sense within the hobby that “birding” is a little more serious. So a few years ago, the DuP...