Chicago announces a Bally’s casino in River West. Even a bird-friendly building along the riverfront will likely see some bird mortality. Conservationists must get the message to the City and Bally’s to protect birds as much as possible. Robyn Detterline brings us the story.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird both revered and feared: the Red-winged Blackbird.
It’s burn season in Chicagoland! Fire is a good thing and a sign that land managers are creating habitat that benefits birds and other wildlife. Learn more about why fire is important and COS supports this practice.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is recommending that all Illinoisians take down their bird feeders and remove bird baths until May 31, or until the current bird flu outbreak in the Midwest subsides. Currently COS trusts and recommends following state guidelines.
The Indiana Audubon Society will be hosting the 8th annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival (IDBF) from May 11–15 in Northwest Indiana, a celebration of birding and nature in the region. Lauren Kostas presents this guide.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird with an undeserved bad reputation: the Ruddy Duck.
With the installation of a humble antenna, Chicago joins a global scientific community working to reveal the secrets of migration. This is the first such receiver in Chicago and Cook County, and one of only a handful operating in Illinois.
On November 26, 2021, the fourth ever record of a Small-billed Elaenia in the U.S. was found in Waukegan, IL. How was this incredibly turned around fly catcher found? Here is the finder’s, Susan Miller-Zelek, first hand account!
In order to keep up with the growth of and serve the burgeoning bird community we need you! Have skills you’d like to offer? Great! Don’t know what you have to offer but still want to help? Great! We want to hear from you.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, we have the answers to last week’s featured in 2021 quiz. Did you get them all?
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, we take a look back at the 2021 features with a quiz. Can you correctly ID them all?
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week the ever challenging and hotly debated ID topic; is it a Greater or a Lesser Scaup?
It's Christmas Bird Count season! With well over a dozen counts happening throughout the greater Chicagoland area, how does one get started? We've got you covered!
“After 6 days of banding between May 31 and August 8, we wrapped up our second season of MAPS banding. We captured a total of 224 birds, including 179 new birds and 38 recaptures, meaning they were already wearing an aluminum leg band from a previous banding.”
