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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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 Woods Restoration Project chair Katy Krigbaum reports on work completed this summer at the site.
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For Plover Appreciation Day, plover monitor Kris Hansen reflects on the 2024 breeding season at Montrose Beach.
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Margie Griggs summarizes the recent report on migratory bird feature usage at LaBagh Woods.
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Margie Griggs recaps the 2024 COS Conservation Fundraiser.
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Max Wacker details the rise of the Peregrine Falcon in Chicago. Originally published in the Winter 2023 issue of The Chicago Birder.
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Learn how to become a BCN monitor and take part in their annual breeding bird survey.
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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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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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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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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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Please read this call to action and help us demand the implementation of the City of Chicago’s sustainable development policy that would require new projects through the Department of Planning and Development to meet bird-friendly design standards.
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Writer Andrea Martinez takes a look at the Endangered Species Act on the 50th anniversary of its passing.
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Eric Houghton walks us back through 2023 to remember the year that was in the Chicago birding world.
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Kris Hansen dives into the ins and outs of the very human practice of feeding our wild feathered friends.
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COS member and field trip leader Jorge Garcia writes about Riis Park and two of this year’s community events held there, including a bird walk facilitated by COS.
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It's Christmas Bird Count season! With well near a dozen counts happening throughout the Chicagoland area, how does one get started? We've got you covered!
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