WILD OF THE WEEK

Annabelle Hladik,

a naturalist aide at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, photographed this “ever-snazzy” cerulean warbler, in a rare area appearance, at Wolf Road Woods.

WILD TIMES

FISH GATHERINGS

Tuesday: Keith Cortopassi, Chicagoland Muskie Hunters chapter of Muskies Inc., North Branch Pizza & Burger Co., Glenview, 7:30 p.m., chicagolandmuskiehunters.org. Tuesday: Capt. Pat Harrison, Salmon Unlimited, Thornwood Restaurant & Lounge, Wood Dale, 7 p.m., salmonunlimitedinc. com.

Wednesday: Mike Schoof, Perch America, Indiana Harbor Yacht Club, East Chicago Marina, 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Capt. Phil Stodola, Fox River Valley chapter of Muskies Inc., Schaumburg Golf Club, 7 p.m., frvmuskie.com.

Wednesday: John DeMay, Lake Geneva Fishing Club, Poplar Creek Bowl, Hoffman Estates, 6 p.m., lakegenevafishingclub. com.

Thursday: Johnny Wilkins, Riverside Fishing Club, La Grange American Legion, 6:30 p.m., RiversideFishingClub.com.

DALE’S MAILBAG

“Saw this white possum [last week] about noon, so cute! We see this little guy every spring behind our house in Grayslake, walking around under our bird feeder.”

— Jane Franz A: District wildlife biologist Stefanie Fitzsimons messaged, ‘‘They certainly aren’t common. It’s not albino, just a very white color phase.”

LAST WORD

“For their eggs to survive, turtles must find just the right spot for their nests. Some turtles must travel up to a mile to find the right conditions.”

— Dan Thompson, DuPage Forest Preserve District ecologist, urging driver caution.