Jeff Reiter
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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...
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You might need another field guideJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Does anybody besides me remember watching a birding show on PBS? It was a series, about 10 years ago, hosted by Don and Lillian Stokes. I loved that show. But because i...
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Cantigny bird-watching expedition a hootMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - It was nearly 80 degrees, unusually windy and 2 p.m. — not exactly ideal birding conditions. On the plus side, the calendar said it was April. Spring migration was ...
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Reiter: Find interesting birds in your own yardApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of birding — at home and away from home. Yard birding and field birding. Like most birders, I enjoy them both. Today's column is ab...
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DuPage man adds Florida bird to life listMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - A day after the big blizzard in February, I did the sensible thing and flew to Miami. It was a preplanned trip to visit my parents in Key Largo. There would be some golf...
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Reiter: Winter birding offers own rewardsJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - It wasn't a Christmas Count bird — a few days late for that. It wasn't a “lifer” either. But it was a bird I'd been waiting to see for a long time. Almost 11 years, in f...