Articles in: Bird Conservation
Rock Cut State Park Christmas Bird Count Year 4 – Final Results
January 5, 2012 | 1 comment
We have completed collecting data from our field teams for the 4th Rock Cut State Park Christmas Bird Count. Here are the results. Part of our group of Birdfreaks The first three years: Year 1 – 47 species, 11,952 birds Year 2 – 44 species, 3,637 birds Year 3 – 32 species, 1,072 birds Year [...]
Fourth Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count – Initial Report
January 2, 2012 | No comment
For the fourth year now the Birdfreak Team has run the Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count. We started the count in 2008 and each year we have attempted to refine where we send counting parties. Downy Woodpecker The Birdfreak Team took a couple good-sized preserves and also checked Rock Cut State Park briefly (to assist [...]
DeKalb, Illinois Christmas Bird Count
December 20, 2011 | No comment
For the first year we did a Christmas Bird Count for DeKalb County (Stacia and I had moved to the county in May). The weather was pleasant and the previous night we had received our first “real” snow of the season. So the trails were snow-covered but made it easier to hear birds calling. Unfortunately, [...]
Deer Run Forest Preserve Grows by 80 Acres!
December 9, 2011 | No comment
We are pleased to announce that one of our favorite forest preserves is growing by 80 acres! The Winnebago County Forest Preserve District has acquired 80 acres of farmland that is adjacent to Deer Run Forest Preserve. This is the location where we spent a year doing surveys and discovered that in one calendar year [...]
Burly Bird – Bird Awareness Stickers
November 14, 2011 | No comment
A few days ago I received a letter from a startup company called Burly Bird. Enclosed in the envelope were four bird stickers: Golden Eagle, Northern Harrier, White-breasted Nuthatch, and Pileated Woodpecker. I decided to give the raptors to my nieces and keep the other two for myself. These stickers are solid white with black [...]
Why Birds Are Getting Bigger; Or Are They?
November 9, 2011 | No comment
This post is a response to the post by L.A. Times “Greenspace”: Are birds getting bigger because of global climate change? A banded Golden-winged Warbler The article linked above suggests that birds may be “bulking up in body weight to ride out severe storms related to global climate change.” While this is an interesting idea [...]
