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DuPage Forest Preserve's Danada heronry thriving once again with great blue herons

By Jeff Reiter
Jul 1, 2022 6:00 AM - When leading a bird walk, I'm secretly grateful whenever a great blue heron comes into view. Lurking on the edge of a pond, or rowing across the sky, a "GBH" always makes an impression.
Loons share their magical sound as loonatics search Lake County for migrating bird

By Jeff Reiter
Apr 28, 2022 2:50 PM - This column has a soundtrack, and you might know the one. Imagine yourself in the North Woods on a summer night, next to a clear, quiet lake. Now listen for the haunting calls of a common loon piercing the darkness. That's it, that's what I'm hearing. Recently, I was thrilled to hear those same yodels and wails just 50 miles from my Glen Ellyn doorstep. I was in Lake County for my first Loonapaloonza.
Chasing the 'big grackle' gives local birders a thrill this winter

By Jeff Reiter
Mar 11, 2022 6:00 AM - Winter is a slower time for birding. There isn't as much to see. So, when rare birds pay a visit, they get a royal welcome.
While most go for the wine, Jeff Reiter hit California wine country for the birds

By Jeff Reiter
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 AM - Most visitors to Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa thirst for a fine cabernet. Daily Herald columnist Jeff Reiter went for the birds.
Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation laws

By Jeff Reiter
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 AM - The year in birding: Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter takes a look back at the sightings and happenings of 2021.
The magic magnolia: Hungry avian travelers find needed fuel thanks to berry filled tree

By Jeff Reiter
Nov 4, 2021 2:38 PM - For two weeks in September, red-eyed vireos and Swainson's thrushes called our sweet bay magnolia tree breakfast, lunch and dinner. They picked the tree clean, harvesting the bright orange berries from the cone-like seed pods.
Birders invited to pull up a chair for Big Sit atop Cantigny's Butterfly Hill

By Jeff Reiter
Sep 7, 2021 6:00 AM - Traditional bird walks are fine -- I eagerly attend them and sometimes lead them. But observing birds from a single position can be equally rewarding and fun.
John James Audubon's complex legacy

By Jeff Reiter
Aug 5, 2021 6:00 AM - Bird artist John James Audubon, who was a slave owner and perpetuator of white supremacist culture, left a complex legacy, especially for the many organizations bearing his name.
How a rare encounter with a summer tanager made this birder's day

By Jeff Reiter
Jun 29, 2021 6:00 AM - After seeing fewer birds than usual at the annual Birdwatching Open, a rare encounter with a summer tanager, also known as the 'bee bird,' made Jeff Reiter's day.
Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter was inspired by his parents

By Jeff Reiter
Apr 29, 2021 6:00 AM - Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter shares how he was inspired to get into birding by his parents, who both died in January.

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