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<DIV>Just a short reminder that Steve Bailey will give a program on Shrubland Birds tomorrow evening, Thursday, March 1, beginning at 7:30pm at North Park Village Nature Center in Chicago.</DIV>
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<DIV>A few details:</DIV>
<DIV>Steve Bailey, Ornithologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey will speak on the topic: "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Breeding Ecology of Illinois' Shrubland Birds." </DIV>
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<P>Steve will cover subjects such as: what are our shrubland birds? Where do they nest? What requirements do they have as far as food and habitat? What habitat and management needs to they require from us? </P>
<P>As Chicago Audubon works with the Bird Conservation Network other bird groups on the "Shrubland Bird Blitz" nesting surveys, this program should prove both interesting to the novice and very important to those trying to survey and help these species. If you are taking part in any of the bird monitoring programs with BCN or the Habitat Project, or doing any restoration work on grassland and shrubland areas, this would be a very informative program to come to.</P>
<P>At North Park Village Nature Center at 5801 N. Pulaski, Chicago (Pulaski is 4000 W, NPV is 2 blocks south of Peterson-6000N). Snacks/get together at 7pm, program begins at 7:30pm.</P>
<P>For more information, including directions, please contact Alan Anderson (847-390-7437, <A href="mailto:casresearch@comcast.net" target=_blank>casresearch@comcast.net</A> ), Skip Wolters (CAS office, 773-539-6793, <A href="mailto:cas@chicagoaudubon.org" target=_blank>cas@chicagoaudubon.org</A> ), or program moderator Chris Van Wassenhove (<A href="mailto:cmvwchic@gmail.com" target=_blank>cmvwchic@gmail.com</A> ).</P>
<P>Alan</P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>--<BR>Alan B. Anderson </DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.chicagoaudubon.org">www.chicagoaudubon.org</A> <BR>casresearch@comcast.net <BR>Des Plaines, Cook Co.</DIV></body></html>