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Field Trips and Events
LaBagh Woods Stewardship Workday
Jul 11
LaBagh Woods Grove #1
LaBagh Woods Stewardship Workday
LaBagh Woods Grove #1

Join us for a habitat restoration workday at COS’s flagship stewardship site LaBagh Woods, and help bring back critical bird habitat.

LaBagh Woods Grove #1
Montrose Bird Sanctuary Stewardship Workday
Jul 11
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Bird Sanctuary Stewardship Workday
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Join the stewards of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (Magic Hedge) for a workday at one of the top bird watching spots in the country!

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
Jul 15
North Pond Casting Pier
North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
North Pond Casting Pier

In cooperation with Third Coast Birding and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, COS is proud to continue our long tradition of Wednesday morning bird walks at North Pond!

North Pond Casting Pier
Birds & Bytes: Conserving Common Nighthawks in NH
Jul 16
Birds & Bytes: Conserving Common Nighthawks in NH

RSVP Required

Join us for a program about the mysterious nighthawk and the work being done in New Hampshire to help conserve them.

Montrose Dunes Stewardship Workday
Jul 18
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Dunes Stewardship Workday
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Join the stewards of Montrose Beach Dunes for a workday at one of the top bird watching spots in the country!

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
LaBagh Woods Stewardship Workday
Jul 19
LaBagh Woods Grove #1
LaBagh Woods Stewardship Workday
LaBagh Woods Grove #1

Join us for a habitat restoration workday at COS’s flagship stewardship site LaBagh Woods, and help bring back critical bird habitat.

LaBagh Woods Grove #1
Flock Club: Ice Cream Social
Jul 23
Bartleby's Ice Cream
Flock Club: Ice Cream Social
Bartleby's Ice Cream

Join COS for Flock Club as we gather to share our passion for birds in a casual environment. Spend your summer evening with ice cream and bluegrass music.

Bartleby's Ice Cream
Flock Club Book Club: The Genius of Birds
Jul 25
Logan Square Library
Flock Club Book Club: The Genius of Birds
Logan Square Library

Join COS for Flock Club Book Club to discuss Jennifer Ackerman’s The Genius of Birds.

Logan Square Library
Montrose Bird Sanctuary Stewardship Workday
Aug 2
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Bird Sanctuary Stewardship Workday
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Join the stewards of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (Magic Hedge) for a workday at one of the top bird watching spots in the country!

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
Aug 12
North Pond Casting Pier
North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
North Pond Casting Pier

In cooperation with Third Coast Birding and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, COS is proud to continue our long tradition of Wednesday morning bird walks at North Pond!

North Pond Casting Pier
Birds & Bytes: Through Binoculars and Seasons: 1,200 Days of Birding
Aug 13
Birds & Bytes: Through Binoculars and Seasons: 1,200 Days of Birding

Virtual Program

RSVP Required

Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes for a conversation with Sammy Cabindol on his ongoing 1,200 day birding streak that he started as a new birder.

North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
Aug 19
North Pond Casting Pier
North Pond Wednesday Bird Walks
North Pond Casting Pier

In cooperation with Third Coast Birding and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, COS is proud to continue our long tradition of Wednesday morning bird walks at North Pond!

North Pond Casting Pier

The Chicago Birder Blog

 
Blog
Field trip recap: Goth Bird Walk & Common Nighthawk Quest at Horner Park
Field trip recap: Goth Bird Walk & Common Nighthawk Quest at Horner Park

Trip co-leader Chris Holden recaps the combined Goth Bird Walk and Common Nighthawk Quest at Horner Park on June 13.

Bird Bands in the Wild
Bird Bands in the Wild

Christina Harber shares details on how birders can report sightings of bird bands, and why they should take the time to do so.

Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm
Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the sunset birdwalk at Horizon Farms.

Field Trip Recap: Jackson Park & Wooded Island
Field Trip Recap: Jackson Park & Wooded Island

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the bird walk at Jackson Park and the Wooded Island May 31.

Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park Evening Walk
Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park Evening Walk

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the evening bird walk at Douglass Park.

Field Trip Recap: Goth Walk at Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap: Goth Walk at Humboldt Park

COS member and occasional cosplayer Kris Hansen recaps the Goth Walk for Birds on May 23 at Humboldt Park.