Bright readers for the Bright One to pelicans: Chicago outdoors

Notes from around Chicago outdoors. (Helps to add the other pelican photo.)

FIELD NOTES

WILD OF THE WEEK

Jim Lukanciccaptured these American white pelicans, which spread east and build numbers by the Illinois River headwaters and on Braidwood Lake in recent years.

Provided by Bill Peak

WOTW, the celebration of wild scenes around Chicago outdoors, runs Sundays on the outdoors page as warranted.

Send nominations by Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).

WILD TIMES

HUNTER SAFETY

May 12 and 15:Harvard, mchenryilhs@gmail.com

May 19 and 21:Newark, (815) 210-4995

DUCKS UNLIMITED

FISH GATHERINGS

Tuesday: Mike Salisburyof Lake County Water Sports talks boat maintenance, Arlington Anglers, Hoffman Estates Cabela’s, 6:30 p.m., arlingtonanglers.com

Thursday: John Mannerinoon Heidecke Lake, Fish Tales Fishing Club, Oak Forest Community Center, 7 p.m., fishtalesfishingclub.com

WINGSHOOTING

May 14-15:Des Plains Conservation Area, Wilmington, (217) 785-8129

ILLINOIS SEASONS

Turkey hunting: Second season, north zone, ends Thursday; third season, north, begins Friday; third season, south, ends Wednesday; fourth season, south, begins Thursday

DALE’S MAILBAG

Email: “This Cooper’s hawk waits for Dale Bowman’s Wednesday fishing report in the Chicago Sun-Times.” Billy Miller

A: Miller shows the Sun-Times not only has Chicago’s only continous complete outdoors coverage, but also the sharpest readers.

BIG NUMBER

1:Times in the 47 years of the Bassmaster Classic when Houston is scheduled

to host, as Texas’ largest city is set to do March 24-26, 2017

LAST WORD

“After three warming days in spring, you better be there the third day.’’

Denny Sands, at Lakeside by Shabbona Lake, with sage spring advice