http://ncios.org/blog Rockford's Bird Club Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:45:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 4 Snow Geese (white) and 1 possible Ross's Goose were at Baumann Park this morning. The Snow's flew off in a westerly direction, separately from the large group of Canada's that were also on the lake. The Ross's flew with the Canada's. If they are foraging locally, ... http://ncios.org/blog/snow-geese-at-baumann-park/ Check the Sunday RRStar sports section, or call the Boone County Conservation District, for weekend dates on which Kinnikinnick, Distillery and Anderson Bend Cons. Areas will be closed for deer hunting. Unfortunately, it includes December 13-14, so the Rock Cut CBC won't be able to access those areas to ... http://ncios.org/blog/boone-county-cons-areas-closed-for-weekend-deer-hunting/ I received an email from Andy Sigler that he and Al Stokie birded Distillery this morning and found a LeConte's Sparrow, as well as a Lincoln's Sparrow and many of the otherwise usual suspects. They said that it wasn't particularly birdy, and that most of the birds were in ... http://ncios.org/blog/lecontes-sparrow-at-distillery-cons-areaboone-co/ Today I got a message from Brian Leaf of Severson Dells which explained an unfortunate accident that occurred to Mary Kay Rubey, an excellent wildlife photographer from right here in Rockford. Her message: "I'm selling my spotting scope to pay some unexpected medical bills. It's a Swarovski AT 80 HD with 20x-60x ... http://ncios.org/blog/swarovski-80hd-spotting-scope-for-sale/ The title says it all. Winter Wrens have appeared in our brushpiles. Every fall I decide that they are my very favorite bird. http://ncios.org/blog/winter-wrens/ We got our first Juncos of the fall yesterday and today I saw them hop up from the roadside in a couple of places. I bet they are everywhere. http://ncios.org/blog/jumpin-juncos/ Larry Balch and I went out to Westlake Nature area this morning to see if we could find any Nelson's Sharp-tailed or LeConte's Sparrows. Upon arrival, we discovered that we were unable to cross the limestone dam in the center of the ponds because beavers have adopted it and ... http://ncios.org/blog/beaver-construction-at-westlake/ We hiked at Rock Cut State Park this morning. We got there around seven. I went with my Uncle Eddie, my Grandpa and two birders Jan and Marjorie. The five of us saw quite a few warblers and Dark-eyed Juncos(!). It was kind of chilly but got warmer near the end ... http://ncios.org/blog/rock-cut-state-park-birding-2/ To make up for the missed field trip to Illinois Beach, I am having an impromptu field trip to Rock Cut State Park on Saturday, Sept 27th. If you wish to attend, show up at the small parking lot near the north entrance (highway 173 stop light) - it is ... http://ncios.org/blog/rock-cut-field-trip-this-saturday/ Barbara and I drove over to Bloom School around 9:15 on Sunday morning. John Longhenry and Mary Kay Rubey were there with their cameras already set up. Vic and Ann Berardi, from the IL Beach SP hawkwatch, were there, too. The juvenile kite was perched in the ... http://ncios.org/blog/sunday-with-kites-bloom/