Date: 02/26/1999

Number: 1

They're here! The Red Winged Blackbirds have arrived from wintering grounds to our Chain of Lakes Area in Northern Illinois. They came during the night and the males were perched on their cattails by 7:00am. The territories are going quick! This is the earliest that we have seen them arrive in 10 years of observation. (Except that last year our birds arrived one day earlier on 2/25/98 See 1998 Spring Archives for details.) The last time they arrived this early was 1995 when we had one of the hottest summers on record in the Illinois Area. We are 3 miles south of the Wisconsin border in the Northeast corner of the state of Illinois.

Think Spring!!!!

Antioch,, IL

Latitude: 42.5 Longitude: -88.1

Observed by: Steve
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