A group of 20 birders joined me on a tour through Humboldt Park, this morning. The day had started very promising with sighting a CATTLE EGRET near the baseball diamond south of the boat house. Unfortunately, the bird flushed before any of the other birders could see it (see separate post). However, we did manage [...]
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Announcing a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo.com to raise finishing funds for the documentary “From Billions to None.” The film follows naturalist and author Joel Greenberg on his quest to tell the remarkable story of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. One hundred years later, Greenberg, as well as scientists, conservationists, artists, and young people explore the story’s relevance today, and [...] Willow Slough and Kankakee Sands 4/20 Field Trip Garners 90 Species for Participants! On a sunny but cool (31-45 degrees) and blustery day a hardy group of COS folks led by Jed Hertz braved the elements to find 90 species at the Willow Slough FWA, TNC Kankakee Sands, and parts of Eastern Kankakee Co. Records [...] 
April 20, 2013 Earth Day Montrose Birding and Nature Tour Attracts Crowds of Kids! Geoff and Chris Williamson led 25 people including 13 Girl Scouts and kids from Goudy School in Uptown on a nature and bird tour of Montrose on Saturday morning. After the tour, Chris Williamson led the group in an Earth Day [...] Urban Biodiversity Week, May 13th to May 19th! This event is part of the National Urban Biodiversity Week, a seven-city collaboration to bring urban dwellers into contact with local flora and fauna. Urban Biodiversity Week will showcase events in the Millennium Reserve: Calumet Core area. It will celebrate urban biodiversity and conservation activities and will [...] The Southern Illinois Birding Blitz is set for April 27, 2013. All funds raised are used to restore or buy important bird habitat in southern Illinois. As we have in the past, COS has pledged a donation to birding teams who register with us, and who have at least one COS member. This year two [...] For those of you planning to attend the Earth Day Montrose Bird Walk and Beach Sweep on Saturday April 20, 2013, please see new information below regarding parking due to a large running event scheduled there the same morning. For complete information on the event, see the calendar post for Montrose Bird Walk & [...]
COS field trip to Orland/Palos 3-24-13 Report by West Serafin: Four birders braved the windy cold conditions to hunt for birds in our annual duck trip to Palos/Orland. We began at McGinnis Slough which was down 80 % waterfowl from Saturday. For the day, 53 species were seen. Here is a complete list by area: IMPORTANT COOK COUNTY HEARING!! On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 11:30 a.m. at the County Building, 118 N. Clark, 5th floor, Chicago, IL, a hearing has been scheduled on the effectiveness of Cook County’s TNR (Trap Neuter Return) legislation that was passed a few years ago as a way that could possibly deal with the free-roaming [...] March 2013 update by Sigrid Schmidt: The first phase of our data entry project is essentially complete. Under the guidance of Walter Marcisz and with eBird assistance from Matthew Cvetas, 886 checklists dating from April 20, 1926 to October 13, 1979 were entered by the following COS members and friends: John Adams, Suzanne Checchia, Pat [...] A Message from The Chicago Park District: Dear Volunteers and Friends of Montrose Beach Dunes, I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the New Year. Winter’s grip is starting to loosen and it’s time to emerge from hibernation and prepare for the 2013 growing season. The dunes still sleep peacefully under snow and [...] Join members of the Chicago Ornithological Society and Chicago Sierra Club for a seven-trip series of walks for beginning bird and nature watchers from April through October and spend a few hours learning about nature, native plants and urban wildlife in Chicago parks. This year we will spend three mornings at Montrose Point and Dunes [...] Nineteen observers attended the Chicago Ornithological Society-sponsored Wolf Lake/Calumet Waterfowl & Gulls field trip led by Sam Burckhardt and myself on Saturday morning (9 February 2013). We found a total of 47 species. Highlights included TUNDRA SWAN, NORTHERN SHOVELER, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BALD EAGLES, THAYER’S GULLS, “KUMLIEN’S” GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and LAPLAND LONGSPURS. The COS Centenary celebration was a great success during our Lisle-Arboreteum CBC countdown dinner, which was provided free, compliments of COS, to all its past Presidents, young artists, and CBC participants. A fun historical quiz with answers in historical papers in binders was enjoyed by many. Jill Niland hosted the evening presenting several gifts [...] 
Lakefront Gulls & Ducks Trip Report (19 Jan 2013) by Geoff Williamson We visited Burnham Harbor, Monroe Harbor, Jackson Park’s Outer Harbor at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Rainbow Beach, Calumet Park, Hammond Marina (Indiana), the Whiting Refinery Beach (Indiana), Wolf Lake, and O’Brien Lock and Dam. The warm weather made for very open conditions on [...] 
Christmas Bird Count team 2012 – area 1, sewage plant at Downer’s Grove – Photo by Chris Williamson The 64th Lisle Arboretum (ILLA) Christmas Bird Count was held Sunday, 16 Dec 2012. We had what I believe was a record number of participants this year, with over 100 field counters plus several more feeder [...] On Sunday, December 16, 2012 join one of the Chicagoland area’s most active Christmas Bird Counts. More than 75 people volunteer their time on a wintery Sunday to count birds from before dawn until dusk. Pre-registration by e-mail is required to participate in the Lisle Christmas Bird Count by 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 12 to [...] COS encourages you to oppose the proposed exemption for lead bullets in the Toxic Substance Control Act. Lead is not only dangerous to wildlife but also to human beings who may consume meat of animals killed with lead bullets. See the Action bulletin below to see how you can voice your concern to the Senate. 
The Bird Conservation Network, of which COS is a member, is excited to announce a new enterprise. We have established the Redstart Connection Campaign to raise funds to help birds here in the Midwest and on their wintering grounds. Our goal is to raise $7500. Half of the proceeds will pay for an updated Trends [...] 
Black throated blue warbler. Photo by COS member Clara Coen. Under the guidance of Walter Marcisz, nine dedicated folks gathered at the Bridgeport branch of the Chicago Public Library on September 8 and started entering into eBird historical records of bird observations we received from Doug Anderson. We had a follow-up gathering at the [...] COS trip to Calumet Water Reclamation Plant August 19, 2012
Report by trip leader, Walter Marcisz: Seventeen observers attended this joint Chicago Ornithological Society/Evanston North Shore Bird Club sponsored field trip to the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant in southeast Chicago on Sunday morning (19 August 2012). An absolutely gorgeous day for a field trip. [...] 
Chicago Ornithological Society Field Trip Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Will County, IL – June 23, 2012 Skimmer at Midewin COS headed to the former Joliet Arsenal, now the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, to enjoy the prairie life on the property. The group was led led by John Baxter and observed a plethora [...] 
Chicago Ornithological Society & Sierra Club Birding and Nature Walk Montrose Point Lincoln Park, Chicago Cook County, IL – July 7, 2012 COS Birders at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
COS and Sierra Club joined forces again to go out and experience nature in Chicago, this time at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. [...] 
Chicago Ornithological Society & Sierra Club Birding and Nature Walk Wooded Island, Jackson Park, Chicago Cook County, IL 18 August 2012 ——————————————————————————– A group of 17 individuals spent most of the morning of 18 August 2012 walking through Jackson Park’s Wooded Island, south of the Museum of Science and Industry, and then back up the [...] |
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