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.
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Action Alert! An extremely rare remnant prairie is in danger of paving over and it needs your help.
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Chicago Ornithological Society (COS) strongly supports the accessible path project at the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. The inclined and wood-chipped entrances have prevented people with disabilities from enjoying one of the premier birding locations in Chicago.
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The Bird Conservation Network (BCN) is recruiting volunteers to collect information about birds throughout the Chicago region in 2021 with an emphasis on breeding birds.
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Join us in calling on the Chicago Park District to add additional habitat and protections to Montrose Dunes.
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They’re back! After much anticipation and speculation, Monty and Rose have returned to Montrose Beach for another season.
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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.
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Obstacles still stand in the way for women, minorities and young birders to feel welcome within the community. It shouldn’t be this way, because our shared love of birds should bring us together, no matter our circumstances. This is a small step, but we hope it leads to our organization and other local groups continuing to raise diverse voices of individuals who are making important strides in the birding world.
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A call to conservation action. Submit comments on making the Lincoln Yards’ building designs bird-friendly.
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COS funding this grant was a no-brainer for many reasons. Shorebirds are one of the most threatened groups of birds in the world right now. It falls to us as responsible stewards of these waters to understand exactly how we can best share them with our avian friends.
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COS has been keeping an eye on plans for development in Jackson Park, including a new golf course in the South Shore neighborhood. Birders and community residents are voicing their concerns about wildlife protection.
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