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Outdoors in Arlington Heights

Exercise-Reports.com — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:16:27 -0600

Open land is scarce in Arlington Heights, but nature does find its way into the news. Most of the time it's good news and simple stories of interest. We'll keep track of animal sitings and removals, bird migrations, bird flu (Avian flu) news, West Nile virus news and other outdoor news -- from the fun stuff to the hazards.

There are no forest preserves in Arlington Heights, but there is Busse Woods/Ned Brown Forest Preserve (3700 acres in Forest Preserve District of Cook County) directly to the south in Elk Grove Village near Arlington Heights Road and Interstate 90 and Buffalo Creek (387 acres in Lake County Forest Preserves) directly to the north in Buffalo Grove/Long Grove near Arlington Heights Road and Lake Cook Road.

The Arlington Heights Park District has about 66 parks with acres of open land and Lake Arlington (50 acres).

Young Hawk in a Tree

Exercise-Reports.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:24:35 -0500

A hawk poses in a tree.

A young hawk had an injured or malformed wing and was sitting still in ...

Hawk Catching a Rabbit, Ready to Launch from the Parkway in Arlington Heights

Exercise-Reports.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:21:56 -0500

Hawk ready to launch with its prey -- a rabbit.

The hawk swooped down on rabbit and knocked it unconscious, ...

Redwing Blackbird Alert: Blackbirds Are Attacking People in Chicagoland -- Especially Cyclists

Exercise-Reports.com — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:43:15 -0500

The male red-winged blackbird, about 8 inches long with red-winged shoulders, is aggressively territorial during nesting season, which runs approximately ...

Earthquake Epicenter Near West Salem, Illinois Time 4:37 a.m.

Exercise-Reports.com — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:53:53 -0500

View Larger Map of West Salem, Mount Carmel, Illinois April 2008 earthquake.

Early morning Friday, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that ...

Cougar Shot in Chicago Roscoe Village Neighborhood Near Hamilton, Hoyne and Roscoe (MAP LOCATION)

Exercise-Reports.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:23:37 -0500

A fully-grown cougar was shot around 5:30 p.m. Monday near 3422 North Hoyne in the Roscoe neighborhood of Chicago. The ...

Girl Eats Praying Mantis: Large Bug in the Mouth, Swallowed and Ingested!

Exercise-Reports.com — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:02:18 -0500

Everybody has probably inhaled a whole bug while riding a bike but here a girl ...

High Number of Bats with Rabies this Year 2007

Exercise-Reports.com — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:43:07 -0500

Illinois State health officials reported that the number of rabid bats found in Illinois this year is the highest ever: ...

Bronze Statue Unveiled at Cabela's Hoffman Estates: Two White-Tailed Deer

Exercise-Reports.com — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:00:59 -0500

A bronze statue of two white-tailed deer was unveiled Thursday at Cabela's Hoffman Estates.

A bronze sculpture by sculptor Vic ...

Hoffman Estates Cabela's Grand Opening Friday, September 21 at 8:00 a.m.

Exercise-Reports.com — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:03:12 -0500

An impressive front entrance to Cabela's (minus the bronze statue that has yet to be unveiled).

Just north of Cabela's ...

Mythical Chupacabra, That is "Goat Sucker" May Have Been Found in Texas

Exercise-Reports.com — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:02:34 -0500

Roadkill in Texas.

Chupacabra means "goat sucker" and Phylis Canion an experienced African hunter thinks she has found one or ...

Bat in the Basement

Exercise-Reports.com — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:12:01 -0500

An Arlington Heights resident called for help from the police animal warden for a bat in the basement in the ...

Great Blue Heron in Flight at Lake Arlington

Exercise-Reports.com — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:55:52 -0500

The herons are wading birds

Albino Skunk Trapped in Arlington Heights

Exercise-Reports.com — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:25:22 -0500

Albino skunk after being trapped near a porch where it had excavated a home underneath.

Skunks are mammals, usually with ...

Cicada Sounds Are Roaring in Riverwoods, Illinois

Exercise-Reports.com — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:28:17 -0500

Almost seven minutes of pure cicada sound ...

Cicadas 2007 in Illinois, Every 17 Years

Exercise-Reports.com — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:49:10 -0500

A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with big eyes wide apart ...

Mosquitos Are Out Already in May

Exercise-Reports.com — Tue, 22 May 2007 22:35:51 -0500

Northwest Mosquito Abatement is hitting the streets, but the mosquitos
are already out biting after dark and during warm cloudy ...

Spiders Infest Ear Canal, Cause Faint Ear Popping Noise and Earache

Exercise-Reports.com — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:24:16 -0500

A 9-year-old boy who originally complained of a faint popping, Rice Krispies-like noise, visited the doctor after developing an earache, ...

Coyote Cools Off at Quizno's

Exercise-Reports.com — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:05:47 -0500

A coyote wandered into a Quiznos at 37 East Adams Street in downtown Chicago [MAP/SAT] on ...

Coyotes Cause Trouble at O'Hare

Exercise-Reports.com — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:43:04 -0600

About one year after coyotes were trapped and removed from the north side of Arlington Heights, the FAA reported two ...

Did Missing Terrier Dog from Colorado Travel On Its Own 1300 Miles to Tennessee?

Exercise-Reports.com — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:33:47 -0600

Daisy, a rat terrier missing for seven months from Aurora, Colorado, showed up at a stranger's home in Knoxville, Tennessee ...

Family Dog from Florida Found in McHenry County, Illinois

Exercise-Reports.com — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:43:44 -0600

‘Sam-I-Am,’ a 5-year-old Golden Retreiver missing from a South Tampa, Florida home since a hurricane in 2004 knocked down a ...

Forsythias In Full Bloom For 2006

Exercise-Reports.com — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:59:56 -0500

Forsythias showed there stuff on Friday. The brillliant yellow blossoms are a sure sign that spring is here. There are ...

Sandhill Cranes Migrating North

Exercise-Reports.com — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:37:31 -0600

You're standing on your driveway on a beautiful, sunny day in March. You hear this strange noise like a loose ...

Seven Coyotes Removed From Arlington Heights Area

Exercise-Reports.com — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:55:56 -0600

A trapper hired by the Village of Arlington Heights trapped four males and three females between Feb. 23 and March ...