Great Egrets at Lockport Prairie on a 2007 brown bag hike. Photo by Joyce Flanagan
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Bobbi Asher gives a presentation on Cranes of Siberia at the September 2008 meeting.
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2011-2012 WCAS Events
Members and nonmembers welcome
For additional information on upcoming field trips please contact Ruth Meyer. Home: 815-722-4275 or Cell: 815-228-4492.
Please note: Last minute field trip changes are possible. Any such changes will be mentioned at the WCAS Thursday monthly meeting prior. Return times from field trip are approximate.
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Also be sure and check out birding activities statewide courtesy the Illinois Audubon Society.
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| Friday-Saturday, September 16-17, 2011
| IAS Gathering Decatur, IL. Check IAS website for more info.
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| Saturday, October 15, 2011
| Mather Woods FP, Plainfield, IL. We should have a nice variety of birds. Also plan on stop by Turtle Lake, part of Lake Renwick Preserve if time permits.
| Depart- 7:30 AM- return about 1:00PM from Marcy’s parking lot north side, 3340 Mall Loop Dr. Joliet, IL. I-55 & Rte.30.
| Saturday, November 12, 2011
| Indiana’s Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife Area. We will be seeing 10 – 20,000 sandhill cranes and possibly a whooping crane. The date may change if cranes are arriving late. Check chapter website for update.
| Depart Noon- return late about 7:00PM from Bird Haven Greenhouse, 225 N.Gougar Rd & Rte 30, Joliet, IL.
| December 2011
| December field trip is the Christmas Bird Count. Date will be posted website or call.
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| Saturday, January 14, 2012
| Starved Rock SP & Illinois visitor Center - Lock & Dam, Utica, IL. We should see lots of eagles and gulls, along with woodland birds. We will do lunch at Duffy’s in Utica.
| Depart- 7:00 AM- return about 3:00PM from Cracker Barrel Restaurant parking lot, 1511 River Boat Center, I-80,Joliet, IL. This trip is replacing Lock & Dam#13, Fulton, IL.
| Saturday, February, 2012
| Gull Frolic, Winthrop Harbor Yacht Club. Lots of great gull and duck watching. A small fee includes lunch & program. Dress warmly, but lots of room for inside viewing.
| Depart 7 AM- return about 4:00 PM from Macy’s parking lot north side, 3340 Mall Loop Dr. Joliet, IL I-55 & Rte. 30. WCAS also helps support this event. Tickets must be preordered. Date will be posted website or call.
| Saturday, March 10, 2012
| Silver Springs SP, Yorkville, IL. This area has woods, grasslands, lakes, marshes, and stretch of Fox River, great area for birds and ducks.
| Depart- 7:00 AM- return about 1:00 PM from Macy’s parking lot north side, 3340 Mall Loop Dr. Joliet, IL, 1-55 & Rte. 30.
| Saturday, April 14, 2012
| Hennepin & Hopper Lakes, Hennepin, IL. This has 2,600 acres, restoration project from corn& soybean fields, now includes lakes, prairies, savannas, marshes, and wet meadows. Wonderful for migrating waterfowl and lots more birds to see.
| Depart-7:00 AM- return about 1:00 PM from Cracker Barrel Restaurant, 1511 River Boat Center, I-80, Joliet, IL.
| Saturday, May 12, 2012
| Best of Chicago birding area- Magic Hedge/ Wooded Island, migration bonanza!
| Depart 7:00 AM- return about 2:00 PM from Marcy’s parking lot north side, 3340 Mall Loop Dr. Joliet, IL, I-55 & Rte. 30.
| May 2012
| Spring Bird count. Will Co. area, date will be posted website or call.
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