Field Trip Recap: Nighthawks at Northerly Island
COS member Steve Whitman recaps the Common Nighthawk watch at Northerly Island on Sept. 4.
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Field trip recap: Beginning Birding at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
COS member Kate Allgeier recaps the beginner’s bird walk at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary on Sept. 7, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: McKinley Park
COS member Kris Hansen recaps the sunset bird walk at McKinley Park on Sunday, Sept. 7.
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Urbs in Horto, Aves in Urbs
Read about how the Urban Birding Festival was born.
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Field Trip Recap: Horner Park Nighthawk Watch
COS member Jen Mach recaps a lively night of Common Nighthawk watching at Horner Park.
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Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social at Humboldt Park
COS member Mikko Jimenez recaps the Sunday Social bird walk at Humboldt Park on Aug. 31, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: Horner Park
COS member Joann Umeki recaps the field trip at Horner Park on Aug. 23, the first one led by COS board member Chris Cochrane.
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Field Trip Recap: Borbs and Forbs at Columbus Park
COS member Steve Whitman recaps the monthly Borbs and Forbs walk, this time at Columbus Park on Aug. 16.
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Recap and More Actions: Bird-friendly Chicago
Kris Hansen reports on the July Department of Environment subject matter hearing on the need for a Bird-Friendly Design Ordinance in Chicago.
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Results of the 2025 Nighthawk Monitoring Season
Read the recap of the Common Nighthawk Project’s 2025 monitoring season.
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Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social with an American Bittern
COS member Kris Hansen recaps the Sunday Social American Bittern hunt at Humboldt Park on Aug. 17, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park Walk for Families and Beginners
Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the beginner’s walk at Douglass Park on June 27.
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Field Trip Recap: Humboldt Park Bird Walk for Families and Beginners
Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the bird walk for families and beginners at Humboldt Park on June 29.
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Field Trip Recap: Sunset Walk at Douglass Park
Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the evening bird walk at Douglass Park on June 25.
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Call to Action: Bird-Friendly Design Subject Matter Hearing
Learn how you can lend your voice to the cause of bird-friendly design ahead of the July 23 City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy subject matter hearing.
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Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm
COS member Joann Umeki recaps the bird walk at Horizon Farm on July 11, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: Borbs and Forbs in Garfield Park
COS member Steve Whitman recaps the Borbs and Forbs walk at Garfield Park on June 28, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: Orland Park Grasslands
COS member Kris Hansen recaps the walk at Orland Park Grasslands on July 5, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: Lincoln Park Zoo Beginner's Walk
COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the Beginner’s Bird Walk at Lincoln Park Zoo on June 16.
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Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
COS member Steve Whitman recaps the June 14 field trip to Horizon Farm in the far northwest corner of Cook County.
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