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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Birders,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>The Birding Trail Guide to the Chicago Region is ready to go! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>In less than 3 weeks, on Saturday June 4<sup>th</sup> at 11:00 AM at a
press event at Wooded Isle in Jackson Park, Mayor Richard Daley will formally
announce the guide’s publication. Since the idea was presented to
the Bird Treaty Committee almost 3 years ago, the Department of Environment
(DOE), City of <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>, volunteers from the Bird
Conservation Network and others have worked hard to put together an outstanding
mapped booklet describing the best birding sites in metropolitan <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>I strongly urge all birders to show their support for the City’s
commitment to birds and birding by attending. If you are a member of a
bird club please circulate this widely within your organization to get the
largest attendance possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Thanks for your cooperation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Donnie <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Donald R. Dann<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>President, on behalf of the Executive Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Bird Conservation Network<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Ph/Fx 847-266-2222<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Email <st1:PersonName w:st="on">donniebird@yahoo.com</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>The DOE prepared the following which will be released shortly to
members of the press. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><o:p> </o:p></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><o:p> </o:p></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>MAYOR
DALEY ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>CHICAGO</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> REGION BIRDING TRAIL GUIDE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><o:p> </o:p></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>EFFORTS
CONTINUE TO MAKE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">CHICAGO</st1:City></st1:place>
BIRD FRIENDLY<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place>
region’s position on two major migratory routes makes the area a mecca
for birds from around the world. Recognizing this amazing local
opportunity, the Chicago Region Birding Trail Guide was created to help
everyone experience the region’s unique natural areas. Mayor
Richard M. Daley and his Department of Environment will announce the release of
the Guide, which includes maps, photographs and information on over 70 premier
birding sites in northeast <st1:State w:st="on">Illinois</st1:State> and
northwest <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>A press event will take place at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Wooded</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
located in Jackson Park at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">6401 S.
Stony Island Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street> on June 4, 2005 at 11:00
a.m. The morning hours will provide an opportunity view some of the
area’s unique birds, of which approximately 80% are a rarity someplace
else in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
On display will be a Peregrine Falcon, <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City>’s
official bird, from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Springbrook</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>“This Guide underscores the incredible natural resources of our
region and offers an invitation to Chicagoans and visitors alike to enjoy our
beautiful natural areas by going birding” comments Mayor Daley. The
Chicago Region Bird Trail Guide is the latest in a series of actions the city
is taking to make <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place>
a bird friendly city. Other actions include the signing of the Urban
Conservation Treaty for Migratory Birds in 2000, the Lights Out Chicago program
to protect birds from night collisions with buildings during migration season,
participation in the Birds and Buildings conference and follow-up forum, and
the designation of the Calumet Area as an Important Bird Area (IBA). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>The Guide provides maps, locations, and descriptions of the sites, and
will be available free of charge to all Chicago-area residents and visitors
through our visitor information centers, airports, museums, park districts and
other venues. Produced by the City of Chicago Department of Environment
with the support of the Bird Conservation Network (<st1:PersonName w:st="on">BCN</st1:PersonName>),
additional funding was supplied by Chicago Wilderness, the Illinois Bureau of
Tourism, and Lettuce Entertain You. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>The Guide is expected to increase ecotourism in the region, and to
attract the fast-growing number of birders from around the country. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">BCN</st1:PersonName> President Donnie Dann states “the
region’s climate and topography allow for a wide range of habitat types
for a variety of birds, and the region’s proximity to the southern end of
Lake Michigan, the <st1:place w:st="on">Chicago River</st1:place> and large
amounts of protected land in public ownership allow easy access for
birders.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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