Lauren Kostas interviews Dan Lory about his observations of of Park 566 and his annual Park 566 State of the Birds reports. Originally published in the Summer 2023 issue of The Chicago Birder.

ConservationRobyn DetterlineNovember 29, 2024Park 566

Quantum Computers and Birds

After a series of high profile announcements and guarantees of funding from federal, state, and local governments, the all but guaranteed project was touted as finally bringing economic development to the vacant land. Anyone familiar with birding in the Calumet region however, knows that the area is anything but vacant of life and is home to countless species and an ecosystem not found anywhere else in Chicago.

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Lauren Kostas interviews Dan Lory about his observations of of Park 566 and his annual Park 566 State of the Birds reports. Originally published in the Summer 2023 issue of The Chicago Birder.

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!

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.

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.

LaBagh Woods Restoration Project chair Katy Krigbaum reports on work completed this summer at the site.

For Plover Appreciation Day, plover monitor Kris Hansen reflects on the 2024 breeding season at Montrose Beach.

Margie Griggs summarizes the recent report on migratory bird feature usage at LaBagh Woods.

Margie Griggs recaps the 2024 COS Conservation Fundraiser.

Max Wacker details the rise of the Peregrine Falcon in Chicago. Originally published in the Winter 2023 issue of The Chicago Birder.

Writer Andrea Martinez takes a look at the Endangered Species Act on the 50th anniversary of its passing.

Eric Houghton walks us back through 2023 to remember the year that was in the Chicago birding world.

Kris Hansen dives into the ins and outs of the very human practice of feeding our wild feathered friends.

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.