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The Man Who Loved Birds – Frank M. Chapman

The Man Who Loved Birds – Frank M. Chapman

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 1, 2022December 6, 2022

The Man Who Loved Birds is the extensively researched biography of Dr. Frank M. Chapman, a pioneering ornithologist from the late 19th century into the mid-20th century. Written by James T. Huffstodt, The Man Who Loved Birds is a fun read about a fascinating ornithologist that many birders may only know of him from starting

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Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count Recap (#113)

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon January 14, 2013

Marking the 113th Christmas Bird Count I coordinated my newish circle (5th year) covering Rock Cut State Park and some nice forest preserves in Boone County (northern Illinois). This year was the lowest in terms of counters so we did not find too many birds. One group had a misunderstanding of when the count was

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Rock Cut State Park Christmas Bird Count Year 4 – Final Results

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon January 5, 2012

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

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Fourth Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count – Initial Report

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon January 2, 2012

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

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DeKalb, Illinois Christmas Bird Count

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 20, 2011December 19, 2011

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,

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3rd Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count Recap

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 27, 2010May 2, 2011

I started the Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count three seasons ago. This year we had large preserved lands CLOSED due to hunting so we were limited. However, the main location of Rock Cut State Park was open and well-covered. Here are the highlights! We counted 1,072 birds of 32 species. Of these there were 47

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2010 Rockford Christmas Bird Count Recap

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon December 22, 2010May 2, 2011

Although we don’t have the final numbers for the whole count (yet) here is a recap of what we saw on the 2010 Rockford Christmas Bird Count. We started the day in single-digit temperatures and really didn’t advance into double digits. My feet were practically frozen from the start but after a battery of American

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Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count #2 Recap

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon January 20, 2010May 2, 2011

This is the recap of the 2nd Annual Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count (CBC) of which the Birdfreak Team coordinates and compiles. The event took place on January 3rd, 2010 and was frigid but sunny. This post was delayed due to Birdfreak having his wisdom teeth removed which apparently took a bit of his wisdom

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