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From the category archives:
Skywatch is upon us for yet another week. We have yet to get tired of the first recorded nesting Mississippi Kites in Winnebago County, Illinois. So here is the male searching for perhaps a dragonfly or Chimney Swift to feed his young.
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This week’s Skywatch was supposed to have a bird in flight. It was supposed to have a neotropical migrant in flight. Unfortunately, migration has been a bit stagnant. Other than the hordes of Swainson’s Thrushes and sprinkling of American Redstarts in our backyard, things have been slow.
Instead, enjoy this scene from the countryside of Illinois. [...]
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For Skywatch Friday we are featuring one of the two flavors of oriole that visit Illinois, the Orchard Oriole. [Other being the Baltimore]
This is a first year male.
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Birds are the rulers of the sky, so it is only fitting to have this group of shorebirds as our Skywatch Friday photo.
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