Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is about the importance of talking to yourself… and also Short-eared Owls.
In 2017 Ted Wolff set an audacious but fun goal for himself: bird every county in Illinois and record more than 100 species in each. We spoke with Ted to understand what motivated the landscape architect and avid birder to take on the challenge and to hear tales from the journey.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is about the “Pot o’ Gold Atop a Tree,” the Eastern Meadowlark.
Unless you intend to limit your birding to a manicured backyard, a rushing stream, or a snowy mountainside, knowing something about these petite pests can help your plan your next outdoor excursion to reduce the chances of having a negative encounter with ticks.
Save Jackson Park is working diligently to preserve the South Shore Nature Sanctuary and block plans to absorb the space into a proposed PGA-caliber golf course. The community will have their say on June 28, but will the city listen?
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird that keeps the magic of spring migration going well into summer, the Yellow Warbler.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird not really from around here, but very welcome all the same: the Say’s Pheobe.
It is now official that the State of Illinois appreciates birds of all feathers and welcomes the legions that pass through from out of town every spring and fall. There really is no better strategy for rebranding the label of “flyover country,” and turning a negative into a positive with a bit of tropical glamor.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird both revered and feared: the Red-winged Blackbird.
The Indiana Audubon Society will be hosting the 8th annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival (IDBF) from May 11–15 in Northwest Indiana, a celebration of birding and nature in the region. Lauren Kostas presents this guide.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird with an undeserved bad reputation: the Ruddy Duck.
On November 26, 2021, the fourth ever record of a Small-billed Elaenia in the U.S. was found in Waukegan, IL. How was this incredibly turned around fly catcher found? Here is the finder’s, Susan Miller-Zelek, first hand account!
In order to keep up with the growth of and serve the burgeoning bird community we need you! Have skills you’d like to offer? Great! Don’t know what you have to offer but still want to help? Great! We want to hear from you.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, we have the answers to last week’s featured in 2021 quiz. Did you get them all?
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week, we take a look back at the 2021 features with a quiz. Can you correctly ID them all?
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week the ever challenging and hotly debated ID topic; is it a Greater or a Lesser Scaup?
