NEW DAY AND DATE! 7th Annual Ralph Herbst Memorial Duck Trip. Bird the lakes and ponds of the Palos region for a variety of spring waterfowl. Meet at 7:30 a.m. From I-55, exit south on to US Rte. 45/LaGrange Rd. Head straight south to the McGinnis Slough parking lot on the west side of LaGrange Rd. Leader: Jeff Sanders. (Note: check the website to see if the trip needs to be rescheduled because ponds are frozen.)  Contact yellowstart5@yahoo.com, 847-657-6431 the night before if you have questions. .