It's Christmas Bird Count season! With well over a dozen counts happening throughout the greater Chicagoland area, how does one get started? We've got you covered!
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, the thrush-like, warbler-like?, and maybe also sparrow-like? American Pipit.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, the oddly named and most common plover in Chicagoland, the Killdeer.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, the master of “loafing” and confusing birders in their formative years, the Herring Gull.
The nameless Park 566 is remarkable and stark public park featuring the most extreme examples of what urban nature can be. Despite it’s history, it proves to be a favorite of many birds, including a remarkably rare find this weekend that delighted birders!
Purple Martins are not rare, but of the 214 species of bird species that are generally accepted as confirmed from LaBagh Woods, this particular species has never been documented at LaBagh before August 4, 2021.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. Well, except that this week, we’re venturing a bit outside the region to talk about the Black-backed Woodpecker.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, the one of two local nuthatches that looks dipped in tomato sauce.
COS Board Members Nathan Goldberg and Jeff Skrentny share their accounts of encountering the Broad-billed Hummingbird who visited LaBagh Woods this week.
