Architect and former COS president Carl Giometti helps us navigate through the twisting path to bird friendly design legislature in Chicago. Learn where we are now, and where we go next.
With the 2023 nighthawk monitoring season behind us, we are excited to now share some of the key results from the efforts of our amazing volunteers. Spoiler alert, they did in fact find nighthawks!
Earlier this year, a team of researchers and volunteers came together to identify and develop techniques to encourage Black-crowned Night-herons to explore additional rookery locations. Today, we’re excited to share an update on this project and some of the results of those efforts!
COS was among several birding organizations contacted by Redfin Corporation for tips to create a bird haven in our yards and gardens. Check our their post to see what best practices were shared.
With the 2022 pilot nighthawk monitoring season behind us, we are excited to now share some of the key results from the efforts of our amazing volunteers. Spoiler alert, they did in fact find nighthawks!
The 74th Lisle-Arboretum Christmas Bird Count is a long COS tradition. Count Compiler Carl Giometti shares the details about the latest count, held in December.
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!
West Nile may be largely under control in human circles, but the story is far from over for one of the virus’s most susceptible creatures; American Crows.
Chicagoland was recently graced by an ultra-rare visit from a Painted Redstart! This Central American species paid a brief visit to become the first such sighting in Illinois, but hung around long enough to delight some speedy birders.
Gershwin famously wrote “Summertime, and the living is easy.” Not so at LaBagh—it is packed with a long to-do list! So far this summer, dedicated volunteers have tackled a multitude of important tasks during thirteen workdays in June and July.
