Bird populations across North America have declined by nearly 3 billion. You can’t care about something as much as members of our community do without getting very emotionally invested. Doubts are inevitable. Frustration is likely. You may even find yourself somewhat in despair. We want you to know, we’re here for you.
As a trip leader, there’s nothing more satisfying than being able to guide participants to and show them something they’ve never seen before, bird or otherwise. At this point, that’s happened in spades. So you can imagine how thrilled I was when, on top of everything, after throwing in the towel and turning into the wind to make the long trek back to our cars and our respective homes, I too, got a life bird.
Read the latest scoop from Stephanie Beilke on birding hotspots easily accessible via public transit that every Chicago birder needs to check off their list.
“We were reminded of one of the cardinal rules of birding. ‘Always bird the parking lot.’ Does this timeless advice apply at night as well? With nothing to lose by giving it a shot, we played our audio one more time.”
The long running online forum, IBET or Illinois Birders Exchanging Thoughts, is moving from it’s current platform on Yahoo Groups to a Google platform.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared Monday, November 18, Piping Plover Day in honor of Monty and Rose! Read more about the activities planned and how you can join in the celebration - and take more action to protect birds at Montrose.
It’s official, November 18 is Illinois Piping Plover Day! To celebrate we’ve joined partners and fellow plover enthusiasts to host several events and opportunities for action. Join us in celebrating this historic year.
Read the latest scoop from Stephanie Beilke on birding hotspots easily accessible via public transit that every Chicago birder needs to check off their list.
For most of our walk it felt like we were working real hard to see any birds, with the exception of two locations, the southern part of the Weber Spur and in the floodplain just past the footbridge.
The jam-packed gallery of the Peggy Notebaert Museum was buzzing with happiness as many plover monitors met each other for first time and swapped war stories from the beach, fueled by food and drink generously donated by the museum.
Read the latest scoop from Stephanie Beilke on birding hotspots easily accessible via public transit that every Chicago birder needs to check off their list.
Big thanks to Adam Sell and everyone who joined today's COS Field Trip to Fort Sheridan Hawkwatch. We counted approximately eighty migrating raptors before closing down around 3 PM.
