Field Trip: Riis Park
COS Board Member Robyn Detterline recaps the field trip to Riis Park on Oct. 13, 2024.
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Field Trip: LaBagh Woods Beginning Birder Walk
COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the beginning birders walk at LaBach Woods on Oct. 21, 2024.
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The 2024 Chicago Bird Debate
Kris Hansen recaps the great Chicago Bird Debate held at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on October 29, when five bird candidates faced off for the title of unofficial bird of Chicago.
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Field Trip: LaBagh Woods
Jon Evans recaps the bird walk at LaBagh Woods on Sept. 23, 2024.
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A Hit Three Years in the Making
Lauren Kostas chats with Dan Lory and Michael Avara about Big Marsh’s first Motus ping as we celebrate the third anniversary of the antennae’s installation atop the Ford Calumet Environmental Center.
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Field Trip: Mindful Birding at Dunning Read Natural Area
COS board member Robyn Detterline recaps the mindful birding walk at Dunning Read Natural Area on Oct. 12, 2024.
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Field Trip: Jackson Park
Field trip leader David Rupp recaps the COS walk at Jackson Park on Oct. 10.
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Field Trip: Rainbow Beach
COS Board Member Vinod Babu recaps the field trip to Rainbow Beach and Park 566 on Oct. 13, 2024.
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Field Trip: Montrose Sanctuary and Dunes
Vinod Babu recaps the COS field trip to Montrose Sanctuary and Dunes on Oct. 4, 2024.
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Plover Dreams
Outreach intern Jessica Cortez reflects on her summer at the beach educating the public about the city's beloved plovers.
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A Year of Nights Later
Robyn Detterline takes a look back at the night of October 4–5, 2023, when McCormick Place killed 1,000 birds, and considers what has and still needs to be done to protect Chicago's birds.
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Field Trip: Indiana Dunes Transit Hike
COS member David Hoyt recaps the Indiana Dunes State Park Transit Hike on Sept. 27, 2024.
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Field Trip: Nighthawk Watch at Northerly Island
COS member Nora Haskell recaps the September 15, 2024, Common Nighthawk watch at Northerly Island.
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Field Trip: Coral Woods McHenry County
Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the field trip to Coral Woods in McHenry County on Sept. 23, 2024.
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Field Trip: Horner Park
COS member Brighten Jelke recaps the morning bird walk at Horner Park on September 6, 2024.
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Field Trip: Nighthawk Watch at Horner Park
COS member Brighten Jelke recaps the Common Nighthawk watch at Horner Park on Aug. 28.
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2024 Bird Banding MAPS Station Summary
Stephanie Beilke, chair of COS's Calumet Initiative and leader of the MAPS banding station, provides highlights of this year's banding season at Big Marsh.
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LaBagh Restoration Update: Summer 2024
LaBagh Woods Restoration Project chair Katy Krigbaum reports on work completed this summer at the site.
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2024 Piping Plover Reflection
For Plover Appreciation Day, plover monitor Kris Hansen reflects on the 2024 breeding season at Montrose Beach.
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Field Trip Report: Douglass Park Beginner Bird Walk
Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the COS beginning birders walk at Douglass Park on September 9.
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