On June 2, a hearty bunch braved the cold and rain for birding, canoeing, and kayaking on the Skokie Lagoons. Escorted by Ryan Chew of Chicago River Canoe & Kayak and his able assistant Martha, we geared up at the Tower Road launch site. Except for the large species such as ducks and herons and the swallows, viewing was extremely difficult due to the mist and rain.
Read MoreThe 425th edition of the Chicago Ornithological Society's North Pond Bird Walk took place Wednesday, 5 June 2013 at North Pond in Chicago's Lincoln Park. We tallied 43 species.
Read MoreA group of 11 Chicago area birders joined me in pursuit of the Kirtland"s Warbler in Grayling, and in exploring birds in Iosco County, Michigan, over Memorial Day weekend. We were joined by Bill Rapai, the author of "The Kirtland's Warbler" for dinner on Sunday and a field trip on Monday. In three days, we saw 130 different species of birds, including Piping Plovers, Ruffed Grouse, nesting Ospreys, American Bittern, and twenty species of warblers. It was great fun with a great group of people.
Read MoreA group of 20 birders joined me on a tour through Humboldt Park, this morning. The day had started very promising with sighting a CATTLE EGRET near the baseball diamond south of the boat house.
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Announcing a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo.com to raise finishing funds for the documentary "From Billions to None."
Read MoreOn a sunny but cool (31-45 degrees) and blustery day a hardy group of COS folks led by Jed Hertz braved the elements to find 90 species at the Willow Slough FWA, TNC Kankakee Sands, and parts of Eastern Kankakee Co.
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Geoff and Chris Williamson led 25 people including 13 Girl Scouts and kids from Goudy School in Uptown on a nature and bird tour of Montrose on Saturday morning.
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The first phase of our data entry project is essentially complete. Under the guidance of Walter Marcisz and with eBird assistance from Matthew Cvetas, 886 checklists dating from April 20, 1926 to October 13, 1979 were entered by COS members and friends.
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