Jeff Reiter
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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...
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Cantigny picks best photos of yearDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Visitors to Wheaton's Cantigny Park have selected three grand prize winners in the museum's 2009 Cantigny in Focus amateur photo contest. The winners are: First Place ...
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So many birds, so little timeDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - As I like to say every December, it was a good year to be a birder! Allow me to reflect a little bit on 2010 and share a few random thoughts and observations. It seemed...
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Martha tragedy brought about changeSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Advice to highly endangered bird species: Stay clear of Cincinnati. Fly around it. Don't land. In particular, avoid the Cincinnati Zoo, my choice for the saddest place i...
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Does it count? Sometimes it's a tough callJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - If you've read this column before, you know about my precious yard list. Next to my life list, it's my favorite diary. In early May, however, it became a little less pu...
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April's just an appetizer for area birdersApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Get ready for the magic of May. I will never underestimate April - it's a fabulous month for birding. It's the best time of year to see sapsuckers and kinglets and creep...
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Facts, tips for watching cardinalsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Want to feel better about your car, especially if you drive a Toyota? Here's my advice: Get a pair of those Illinois license plates with our state bird, the northern car...
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From wildlife refuge to parking lot, Florida trip proves fruitfulJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - My only "lifer" of a recent Florida trip was a non-native member of the starling family, picked up at a McDonald's like a cheap bag of fries. But I'll take it. In Florid...