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July 4 Today, being Independence Day, I didn't get to do much birdwatching. During a parade in Wonder Lake, Illinois, I did see several gulls (Herring and Ring-Billed) as well as House Sparrows. Watched the fireworks later in the evening. July 5 I went on another bike ride this morning. It seems like everywhere I go, I see tons of Cedar ...

My grandfather's seventh cousin from the Netherlands is visiting our family this week. He has not been here since 2001, and is now in his late 70's, so we went on a small paddleboat tour on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. Since I was birdwatching most of the time, I didn't really retain much of what I learned. Anyway, no new Year List birds, just a few ...