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Field Trip Recap: LaBagh Woods
Field Trip Recap: LaBagh Woods

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the bird walk at LaBagh Woods on Friday, April 10.

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Field TripKris HansenApril 11, 2026LaBagh Woods
Field Trip Recap: Woodcock Walk at Marian Byrnes Park
Field Trip Recap: Woodcock Walk at Marian Byrnes Park

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the 150th bird walk that President Edward Warden has led for COS.

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Field TripKris HansenApril 7, 2026Marian Byrnes, Calumet
Field Trip Recap: Woodcock Walk at Indian Boundary Prairies
Field Trip Recap: Woodcock Walk at Indian Boundary Prairies

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the walk at Paintbrush Prairie that found no American Woodcocks but lots of Wilson’s Snipe and garter snakes.

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Field TripKris HansenApril 5, 2026
Field Trip Recap: Montrose Point Beginner Bird Walk
Field Trip Recap: Montrose Point Beginner Bird Walk

COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the Montrose Point Beginning Birder walk Feb. 28.

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Field TripKris HansenMarch 30, 2026Montrose Point
Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social at Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social at Humboldt Park

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the Sunday Social at Humboldt Park on March 15.

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ProgramKris HansenMarch 17, 2026Humboldt Park
The Cranes Have Landed
The Cranes Have Landed

Read about last year’s close encounters with Sandhill Cranes around Chicago.

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Robyn DetterlineMarch 14, 2026Humboldt Park, Montrose Point
Field Trip Recap:  Peregrine Walk
Field Trip Recap: Peregrine Walk

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the successful Peregrine Walk on Sunday, March 8, in the West Loop.

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ProgramKris HansenMarch 10, 2026Loop, peregrine
Field Trip Recap:  Humboldt Park Sunday Social
Field Trip Recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social

COS member Carrie Larkin recaps the Feb. 15 Sunday Social at Humboldt Park.

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ProgramKris HansenMarch 1, 2026Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap: Starved Rock Scramble
Field Trip Recap: Starved Rock Scramble

Trip leader Vinod Babu recaps the February 7 birding caravan across LaSalle County.

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Field TripRobyn DetterlineFebruary 19, 2026Starved Rock
2025 Big Marsh Bird Banding Recap
2025 Big Marsh Bird Banding Recap

Lindsay Welbers recaps the 2025 season at the Big Marsh bird banding station.

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ConservationRobyn DetterlineFebruary 7, 2026Big Marsh, Calumet
Field Trip Recap:  Waterfowl Watch
Field Trip Recap: Waterfowl Watch

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the Waterfowl Walk, activity zone and presentation at Northerly Island on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Field TripKris HansenJanuary 16, 2026
Field Trip Recap:  Cranberry Slough
Field Trip Recap: Cranberry Slough

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the bird walk at Cranberry Slough on Jan. 4, 2026.

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Field TripKris HansenJanuary 9, 2026Cranberry Slough
Field Trip Recap: Owl Prowls
Field Trip Recap: Owl Prowls

COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the Owl Prowls at North Park Village Nature Center in November and December.

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Field TripKris HansenJanuary 3, 2026North Park Village
Field trip recap: Owl Prowl at Marian Byrnes Park
Field trip recap: Owl Prowl at Marian Byrnes Park

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the owl prowl at Marian R. Byrnes Park.

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Field TripKris HansenDecember 21, 2025Marian Byrnes, Calumet
Field trip recap: Sunday Social at Humboldt Park
Field trip recap: Sunday Social at Humboldt Park

Assistant field trip leader Mikko Jiminez recaps the Dec. 7 Sunday Social at Humboldt Park.

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Field TripKris HansenDecember 17, 2025Humboldt Park
Field trip recap: Owl Prowl at Park 566
Field trip recap: Owl Prowl at Park 566

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the Owl Prowl at Park 566.

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Field TripKris HansenDecember 2, 2025Park 566, Calumet
COS 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
COS 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Find the best holiday gifts for the birder in your life—even if that birder is you!

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Robyn DetterlineDecember 1, 2025
Always Be Counting: The Lisle-Arboretum CBC
Always Be Counting: The Lisle-Arboretum CBC

Jennifer Mach dives into the history of the Lisle-Arboretum Christmas Bird Count.

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Robyn DetterlineNovember 29, 2025Lisle-Arboretum CBC
Field Trip Recap:  Birdsgiving
Field Trip Recap: Birdsgiving

COS Board Member Robyn Detterline recaps the annual Birdsgiving Stroll.

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Field TripKris HansenNovember 29, 2025Humboldt Park
Nice Spot: Ibis at Indian Ridge Marsh
Nice Spot: Ibis at Indian Ridge Marsh

Birder/photographer Terry Elia documents the recent sighting of ibises at Indian Ridge Marsh.

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Robyn DetterlineNovember 23, 2025Indian Ridge Marsh, Calumet
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