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Field Trip Recap: Crabtree Nature Center
COS trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps COS in the Suburbs: Crabtree Nature Center on Oct. 20.
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Field trip recap: Crabtree Nature Center
COS trip leader recaps the bird walk at Crabtree Nature Center on Sept. 29.
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Field trip recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social
COS member Steve Whitman recaps the hawk-heavy Sunday Social at Humboldt Park on Oct. 19.
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Field trip recap: Horner Park
COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the bird walk at Horner Park on Sept. 2, 2025.
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Field trip recap: Montrose Dunes and Point Beginner Bird Walk
Trip co-leader Christine Williamson recaps the beginner’s bird walk at Montrose Dunes and Point on Oct. 11, 2025.
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Field Trip Recap: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
COS member Shelley Weinberg recaps the owl-some bird walk at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on Oct. 10, 2025.
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Field trip recap: Montrose Point
COS member Kris Hansen recaps the early morning bird walk at Montrose Bird Sanctuary on Oct. 3, 2025.
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Field trip recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social
COS board member and trip leader Chris Holden recaps the Sunday Social at Humboldt Park on Sept. 29.
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Field trip recap: Urban Birding Festival Walk at Busse Woods
BOS board member and trip leader Vinod Babu recaps a rainy but ultimately successful bird walk at Busse Woods for the Urban Birding Festival.
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Field trip recap: Humboldt Park during the Urban Birding Festival
COS board member Vinod Babu recaps the walk he led at Humboldt Park on Sept. 13 as part of the Urban Birding Festival.
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Field Trip Recap: Sunrise Birding at Montrose
COS member Steve Whitman recaps the sunrise bird walk at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on Sept. 7, including a historic bird.
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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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