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Guided Migrating Waterfowl Field Trip with JDCF & NW IL Audubon
November 16, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Guided Migrating Waterfowl Field Trip with Viewing Scopes
Saturday, November 16, 2024
1:30-4:00 PM
Begins at Spring Lake Wildlife Area 2 miles south of Savanna, IL on RT 84 South
JDCF and the Northwest IL Audubon Society (NIAS) invite you to attend a free field trip to observe migrating waterfowl along the Mississippi River. This field trip involves viewing from automobiles and shorelines with some walking on level ground. The field trip will start at Spring Lake Wildlife Area two miles south of Savanna, IL. We will make several more stops along the river including at the Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center which has a paved lookout over Sloan Marsh, an excellent spot to watch waterfowl during fall migration. Our last stop will be Lock and Dam #13 just north of Fulton, IL.
Some of the waterfowl we can hope to see include late migrating tundra swans, mergansers, buffleheads, and possibly other ducks, pelicans and sandhill cranes. Mary Blackmore from NIAS is leading the field trip and is an excellent birder who has led many birding field trips for Audubon and other organizations. Please dress for the weather, bring binoculars and water. Members of NIAS and JDCF will bring scopes which can be shared to see birds that are at a distance from the shore. Please also bring a scope if you own one.
Since the field trip is weather dependent, please email JDCF at info@jdcf.org to let them know you plan to attend. If cancelled, you will receive an email from JDCF member Pam Johnson the morning of the field trip after 10 am. You are free to drop out at any point along the route. Photo (c) Pam Johnson.