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Welcome to COS!

Chicago Ornithological Society

 

 

Lisle Arboretum Christmas Bird Count

 

2011 Count Date - Sunday Dec. 18th

  Count Compiler: Geoffrey Williamson

   see Preliminary Results

 

 

Upcoming COS Field Trips

 

Wed, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, 7 a.m.

North Pond Bird Walk

  Led by Geoffrey Williamson

 

Sun, Aug. 19, 2012, 7:15 a.m.

Calumet Water Reclamation Plant

  Led by Walter Marcisz

 

 

 

   see Field Trips

 

COS supports this initiative.  Families and kids are always welcome at club events. Bird walks and field trips are a great way to appreciate nature.


Illinois State-Wide Christmas Bird Counts.

   see Other Things


Jarvis Sanctuary (10/22/2011), Columbus Park (10/9/2011), more ...

   see Field Trip Reports


Chasing

The Places and Birds in the Chase

Red Phalarope, Little Gull, Selasphorus Hummingbird, Snowy Owls, Townsend's Solitaire, more . . .

   see Chasing


Young Birders Club - Field Trips/Events, Ages 9-18

Flint Creek Wildlife Rehab - bird-rescue/rehab

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors - bird-rescue

Report Banded/Marked Birds - band reporting

Chicago Region Birding Trail - birding-site guide

Checklist of Chicago Area Birds - download (pdf)

IBET - Illinois bird-sightings list service

Illinois Birders' Forum - reports, discussions, etc.


The Chicago Ornithological Society, or COS, is a modern birding club that promotes the scientific and educational aspects of ornithology in the greater Chicago, Illinois area. Many COS members are serious birders, but the club's programs, field trips and birding classes and workshops appeal to and educate a broad spectrum of bird lovers, from the casual backyard feeder watcher to the fanatical lister.

   

The Chicago Ornithological Society is a 509 (a) (2) public charity under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue code.  Receipts will be provided for all contributions.