COS talks with Allen Lawrance, associate curator of entomology for the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, about Chicago’s upcoming cicadapocalypse.
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Field trip editor Kris Hansen recaps the April 29 COS field trip to Northerly Island.
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Learn about the eBird photo and sound quiz in this month’s installment of eBird Pro Tips by guest blogger Matt Igleski.
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Field Trip Leader Em DeBlas recaps the April 16 COS field trip to McKinley Park.
La líder de la excursión, Em DeBlas, resume la excursión de COS del 16 de abril al Parque McKinley.
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Field Trip Leader Tarik Shahzad recaps the COS spring woodcock walks.
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The Department of Planning and Development failed to make bird protection mandatory in the draft of its 2024 Sustainable Development Policy update. Learn how to express your objection to this proposal during the 30-day public comment period.
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Ten walk participants joined a fun birding adventure led by guides Stephanie Beilke and Jake Vinsel at Indian Ridge Marsh in the Calumet Region.
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Learn how to become a BCN monitor and take part in their annual breeding bird survey.
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David Hoyt puts forth his manifesto for protecting Chicago’s iconic wildlife through a bird-friendly design ordinance.
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Field Trip Leader David Rupp recaps the April 5 COS field trip to Humboldt Park.
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Field Trip Leader Jake Vinsel recaps the March 16 COS field trip to Big Marsh.
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Read Bird Friendly Chicago’s Spring 2024 call to action. Learn what you can do to help ensure bird protection becomes mandatory in Chicago’s Sustainable Development Policy.
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Writer Brighten Jelke recaps the March 10 inaugural COS Loop field trip to look for peregrines.
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Field trip report editor Kris Hansen recaps the February 24 COS field trip to Humboldt Park.
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There are promising signs that show McCormick Place may finally be putting money where its mouth is and taking action for birds!
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Read COS’s guide to the 2024 Indiana Dunes Birding Festival.
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After four years, the city continues to hem and haw about implementing the bird friendly design ordinance. Meanwhile, new buildings are constructed that will lead to thousands of additional bird deaths. Read Bird Friendly Chicago’s full position statement on this issue.
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Jon Evans writes of how the city’s most popular natural habitat and birding hotspot forged a great Chicago love story.
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To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, COS recognizes the women in conservation who are helping make the field more inclusive for all.
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Learn how to participate in the 2024 Great Chicago Backyard Bird Count.
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