EAGLES
Next Saturday, Jan. 9: “In Search of Eagles,” McHenry, Algonquin and Carpentersville dams, hosted by McHenry County Conservation District, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and McHenry County Audubon, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Click here for more details on Facebook.
ILLINOIS SEASONS
Friday, Jan. 8: Pheasant, quail, partridge season ends, north zone
Next Saturday, Jan. 9: Second dove season ends
DALE’S MAILBAG
“Hunted a spot we’ve had forever today. Hunted a waterway and a pollinator grass field. We saw about 10 roosters and twice as many hens. This has been the best season in recent memory. Have you heard similar reports? The grass field was loaded with birds ,hunted half of it and we were done. Nice to see numbers at an old haunt. It pays to keep up acquaintances in farm country. The eight-month old pointed her first wild bird today.”
Fundraisers/Charitable activities
• Festival of Gifts Drive-Thru nativity story is 5-7 p.m. Dec. 13, Christ Church Cranbrook, 470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills, visitors are asked to drop off an unwrapped toy for youth, christchurchcranbrook.org/event/festival-of-gifts-church-at-home.
• Oxford High School Middle School students have created a community-wide can drive, with promotional activities, Dec. 14-18, to benefit the FISH Food Pantry. To add some school spirit to the can drive, each school level will compete against one another to see who donates the most between them (high school level vs. middle school level vs. pre-k/elementary school level). Donation times are 3-7 p.m. Dec. 14-17. Three school buses will be used as collection points, with the tagline “CAN we fill a bus???” One bus will be parked in the Oxford High School north parking lot, one in the Oxford Middle School lot and one will be travel between the elementary schools throughout the week. For more infor