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There's something magical about the return of bald eagles from the brink that makes even the ever increasing sightings from Chicago proper to the hinterlands keep catching our eyes.
CHICAGO -- After walking the grounds of the Morton Arboretum for hours on a December morning, John Leonard and fellow birders were preparing to go to lunch when they encountered a rare sight: a flock of 17 red crossbills flying overhead and landing on some pine trees. “We said, ‘What the heck! You got to be kidding!'” he recalled. The retired neuroscience professor has been an active birder ...
After walking the grounds of the Morton Arboretum for hours on a December morning, John Leonard and fellow birders were preparing to go to lunch when they encountered a rare sight: a flock of 17 red crossbills flying overhead and landing on some pine trees. “We said, ‘What the heck! You got to be kidding!'” he recalled. The retired neuroscience professor has been an active birder since he was ...
Illinois is a destination for bald eagles in winter, but most spend time along the Illinois River in central and southern parts of the state.
Bald eagles are not rare in Chicago. But it’s unusual for one to spend an extended period of time near Horner Park. “That’s it. You see it? White tail, white head,” said Mark Hines, while walking his dog along the North Branch of the Chicago River on Friday.