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Photo: istockphoto.comCougar
Puma concolor
Description This huge-ass, predatory cat can weigh anywhere from 90 to 170 pounds, with a long tail and a uniform reddish-brown color.
Habitat Any large forest. Also, Roscoe Village.
Notes Cougars once prospered coast to coast, but American expansion across the Great Plains pushed them into the Rocky Mountains. And while many may believe this spring’s local sighting—the first in 200 years—was a freak occurrence, dispersing males such as our recent visitor (which experts say may have come from South Dakota) will likely continue as the cougar expands its range. “I think they’re coming back,” says Bruce Patterson from the Field Museum’s Department of Zoology.
Time Out Chicago / Issue 173 : Jun 19–25, 2008
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The nests you are seeing are not in Rosemont, they are off of 90 in Busse Woods near Arlington Heights, and they are mostly Great Blue Herons along with a few other species.
Bats aren't rodents.
This Place is a Zoo -- Big Brown Bat...Did your writer really think that bats are rodents? They are mammals and are closer related to humans genetically than they are to mice. I could see if there was a ha ha in the little write-up after it says flying rodents, but looks like he/she was serious. I think if Larry Heaney, who is quoted in the article, ever sees this he'll be pretty ashamed and upset to be associated with such a misconception.
I have often noticed a rookery of nests close to Rosemount, IL. Does anyone know if these are eagles or a type of heron?