See a black-capped chickadee excavate a nest in this video shot by Ed Teune at Mayslake Forest Preserve in Oak Brook on April 12.
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County: St. Clair
Size: 105 pounds
Date: March, 2010
Notable: Fish was snagged.
Big Fish Fridays: 50-inch muskieGreg Davis of Peoria recently joined an elite club while fishing at McMaster Lake in Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area. The 51.75-inch muskie he caught is thought to be the 42nd documented 50-incher in Illinois.
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Illinois mushroom hunters have generally suffered through a frustrating season of searching for morels. And hope for better luck is withering quickly.
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Turkey totals still record-settingIllinois turkey hunters continue to post excellent harvest totals despite last weekend's wet, chilly weather.
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Illinois fishing report 4-29-10Prime panfishing time is here in Illinois, with crappie spawning and vulnerable in the state's northern two-thirds and bluegill coming shallow.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering creating a national wildlife refuge that would cover parts of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
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Mushroom season enters stretch runMorel season so far in Illinois has been a mixed bag: some sackfuls but lots of looking with little success. But there's still hope in central and northern Illinois.
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