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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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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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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Field Trip: Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
COS member Kris Hansen recaps the August 26 walk at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary.
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Field Trip Report: Humboldt Park Bird and Stewardship Day
Field trip leader Robyn Detterline recaps the August 17 COS Bird and Stewardship Day at Humboldt Park.
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Field Trip Report: Canoeing & Birding Along the Chicago River
Julianna Griggs recaps the COS Canoeing and Birding field trip to River Park on Aug. 14, 2024.
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Field Trip: Milllennium Park After Work
Tess Branklin recaps the COS after-work field trip to Millennium Park on August 5, 2024.
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Field Trip Report: Humboldt Park After Work
Field trip co-leader leader Chris Holden recaps the July 19 COS trip to Humboldt Park..
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Field Trip Report: Orland Grasslands
Field trip leader and COS board member Vinod Babu recaps the July 7 COS trip to Orland Grasslands.
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Field Trip Report: Wild Mile
Field trip participant Lauren Kostas recaps the June 20 COS trip to Wild Mile.
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Trip Report: Field Museum Peregrine Collection Tour
When planning began for the Year of the Peregrine, our friends at the museum’s bird division were more than happy to open their doors and give us a chance to learn more about peregrines through the lens of their carefully preserved collections….
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Field Trip: Eastern Whip-poor-will Walk
At sundown on June 8 in Iroquois County State Wildlife Area, an awesome group of birders flocked over and got together in search of Eastern Whip-poor-wills, the cryptic insectivorous nightjar that evades sight but sings beautifully in the dark.
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Field Trip: Beginning Birder Walk at Graceland Cemetery
Seven COS members joined together on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Graceland Cemetery on the north side of Chicago.
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