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TWiB Notes: Big Days, Imani, Wind Turbines, and Gardening Awards
If it’s May, it’s an ideal time of year for a big day. And why not go for one in the most biodiverse county in the state, Cook County, home to Chicago…
May 29
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Bob Dolgan
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Illinois rare bird alert finds home on messaging app
Modern tools make finding unusual species easier than ever.
May 15
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Bob Dolgan
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A survey on Illinois' natural areas
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May 12
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Bob Dolgan
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An American Bittern strikes a pose
Watch now (41 sec) | Just a video today as I spent the weekend out of state (more on that in a future post). American Bitterns are medium-sized herons…
May 8
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Bob Dolgan
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An American Bittern strikes a pose
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Thoughts on Gordon Lightfoot
The troubadour of the Great Lakes
May 5
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Bob Dolgan
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Piping Plovers lead busy week in birding
A closer look at the vagrant Ruff, a bird of Eurasian wetlands.
May 1
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Bob Dolgan
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April 2023
Chicago is Piping Plover territory again
Piping Plovers nested on the western shore of Lake Michigan for generations, long before most any of us were here.
Apr 28
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Bob Dolgan
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Fantastic fluddles and where to find them
Plus, could the Kirtland's Warbler become Michigan's state bird?
Apr 24
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Bob Dolgan
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The beautiful birds of Eleuthera
A rich avifauna amid a ribbon of limestone on the Great Bahama Bank
Apr 17
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Bob Dolgan
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What are your thoughts on environmental mitigation?
I just finished reading the outstanding environmental epic, “The Overstory,” by Richard Powers, a 2018 book that won the Pulitzer Prize. In the …
Apr 14
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Bob Dolgan
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What I learned from the Mayor of Canaryville
TWiB is away for a little while during spring break. Please enjoy this vintage non-birding post. Early in my time as a staffer at a nonprofit…
Apr 10
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Bob Dolgan
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What I learned from Ralph Sampson
TWiB is away for a little while during spring break. Please enjoy this vintage non-birding post. I met Ralph Sampson when the Richmond (Va…
Apr 3
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