[BCNnet] Harlequins
Ryan Chew
ryanwc@msn.com
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:17:12 -0600
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Are Harlequin Ducks ever seen here in Chicago? I hesitate to mention th=
is, because I believed they were quite rare in their normal range, and wo=
uld almost never be around here.
This morning I was kayaking on the river and my friend and I saw a duck a=
t the small dam/spillway just south of Foster and east of Kedzie. It had=
a bright spot behind the eye and a light face and grey bill. (I would n=
ot have said the face was white, as it looks in Peterson's). The duck wa=
s rather small. I looked in some guides and was dubiously assigning it a=
s an immature scoter, though I felt it was darker, largely because I don'=
t think I should be seeing Harlequin's here. =20
But then I read the favored habitat of the Harlequin - turbulent mountain=
streams. This duck was diving over and over right into the falling wate=
r of the spillway, staying there for 15 seconds or so. Once she even sur=
fed right across the wake of the spillway. I think it's a female Harlequ=
in.
If I were going to be in Chicago this weekend, I'd be going back to the p=
ark there to confirm before making reporting this, but I'll be gone, and =
since I think it's unusual, I wanted to mention it to someone to check ou=
t.
If this isn't that unusual, sorry to get overly excited.
Ryan Chew
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Herriott
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:05 PM
To: bcnnet@ece.iit.edu
Subject: [BCNnet] March 16 COS Class:Interpretive Birding
>Hi All,
>
>I saw Jim Davis speak at the Birding America conference in Chicago last =
year and he was excellent. Those who sign up for this class will have an=
excellent time. Read below!
>
>Extra Special COS Educational Workshops!
>
>Interpretative Birding Workshop and Field Trip
>March 16
>Sand Ridge Nature Center, 9:30 - 12:00, followed by afternoon walk.
>
>Dr. Jim Davis will teach an exciting classroom workshop and then lead a =
field
>
>trip to observe the behavior of early migrants and local birds. The work=
shop
>
>will include an overview of the behavior of a specific group of birds (i=
.e.
>
>woodpeckers, herons etc.) and explores the nuances of behavioral topics =
such
>
>as caching, mobbing, lekking and signaling by birds. =20
>Dr. Davis is prepared to convince you forever that interpretative birdin=
g
>is =20
>the only way to really appreciate and understand the complex life beyond
>each =20
>check you place next to a bird's name. =20
>Attendance is limited to 50 people and pre-registration is required. The
>
>workshop/trip cost $30 for COS members/$35 for non-members. Coffee and d=
onuts
>
>will be provided for breakfast. Bring a brown bag lunch to eat before th=
e
>
>afternoon walk.
>To register, contact Brian Herriott at Brianherriott@surfbirder.com or =20
>773/388-1014. =20
>Dr. Davis will present a free program at the March 17 COS meeting at 7:0=
0
>p.m.
>Find direction to the COS meeting site and Sand Ridge Directions on the =
COS Website www.chicagobirder.org
>
>Cheers,
>Brian Herriott
>Chicago, Il
>Brianherriott@surfbirder.com
>
>
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DIV>Are Harlequin Ducks ever seen here in Chicago? I hesitate=
to mention this, because I believed they were quite rare in their normal=
range, and would almost never be around here.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <D=
IV>This morning I was kayaking on the river and my friend and I saw a duc=
k at the small dam/spillway just south of Foster and east of Kedzie. =
; It had a bright spot behind the eye and a light face and grey bill.&nbs=
p; (I would not have said the face was white, as it looks in Peterson's).=
The duck was rather small. I looked in some guides and was d=
ubiously assigning it as an immature scoter, though I felt it was darker,=
largely because I don't think I should be seeing Harlequin's here. =
</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But then I read the favored habitat of the=
Harlequin - turbulent mountain streams. This duck was diving over =
and over right into the falling water of the spillway, staying there for =
15 seconds or so. Once she even surfed right across the wake of the=
spillway. I think it's a female Harlequin.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>=
<DIV>If I were going to be in Chicago this weekend, I'd be going back to=
the park there to confirm before making reporting this, but I'll be gone=
, and since I think it's unusual, I wanted to mention it to someone to ch=
eck out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If this isn't that unusual, sorry t=
o get overly excited.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ryan Chew</DIV> <DIV>&=
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ginal Message -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt A=
rial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Brian Herriott</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT:=
10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 21, 2003 1:05 PM</DIV> <DIV st=
yle=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> bcnnet@ece.iit.edu</DIV> <DIV style=3D=
"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [BCNnet] March 16 COS Class:Interpreti=
ve Birding</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR>>Hi All,<BR>><BR>>I saw Ji=
m Davis speak at the Birding America conference in Chicago last year and =
he was excellent. Those who sign up for this class will have an exc=
ellent time. Read below!<BR>><BR>>Extra Special COS Education=
al Workshops!<BR>><BR>>Interpretative Birding Workshop and Field Tr=
ip<BR>>March 16<BR>>Sand Ridge Nature Center, 9:30 - 12:00, followe=
d by afternoon walk.<BR>><BR>>Dr. Jim Davis will teach an exciting =
classroom workshop and then lead a field<BR>><BR>>trip to observe t=
he behavior of early migrants and local birds. The workshop<BR>><BR>&g=
t;will include an overview of the behavior of a specific group of birds (=
i.e.<BR>><BR>>woodpeckers, herons etc.) and explores the nuances of=
behavioral topics such<BR>><BR>>as caching, mobbing, lekking and s=
ignaling by birds. <BR>>Dr. Davis is prepared to convince =
you forever that interpretative birding<BR>>is <BR>>the only way to=
really appreciate and understand the complex life beyond<BR>>each <BR=
>>check you place next to a bird's name. <BR>>Attendance is limited=
to 50 people and pre-registration is required. The<BR>><BR>>worksh=
op/trip cost $30 for COS members/$35 for non-members. Coffee and donuts<B=
R>><BR>>will be provided for breakfast. Bring a brown bag lunch to =
eat before the<BR>><BR>>afternoon walk.<BR>>To register, contact=
Brian Herriott at Brianherriott@surfbirder.com or <BR>>773/388-1014. =
<BR>>Dr. Davis will present a free program at the March 17 COS meeting=
at 7:00<BR>>p.m.<BR>>Find direction to the COS meeting site and Sa=
nd Ridge Directions on the COS Website www.chicagobirder.org<BR>><BR>&=
gt;Cheers,<BR>>Brian Herriott<BR>>Chicago, Il<BR>>Brianherriott@=
surfbirder.com<BR>><BR>><BR>>___________________________________=
__________________________<BR>>Get your own FREE, PRIVATE Surfbirder e=
mail account at http://www.surfbirds.com<BR>><BR>>_________________=
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m email address for FREE! Get you@yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP &=
more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=3Dtag<BR><BR>_________=
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