Results of the 2022 Nighthawk Monitoring Season
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!
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Field Trip Report: North Pond After Work
COS president and field trip leader Edward Warden recaps an April jaunt around North Pond after work.
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Field Trip Report: Garfield Park
Field Trip leader Christina Harber recaps the recent COS trip to the underbirded Garfield Park.
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Help for Herons at Big Marsh
Learn about the efforts by UIUC researchers and local conservation groups to bring breeding herons back to Big Marsh.
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LaBagh Woods/Lower North Branch Stewardship Update: Spring 2023
LaBagh/Lower North Branch project chair Katy Krigbaum gives an update on the restoration work completed this spring.
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Field Trip Report: Humboldt Park
Writer David Hoyt summarizes the April COS field trip to Humboldt Park.
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Field Trip Report: North Pond
Field trip leader Edward Warden summarizes COS’s inaugural After Work bird walk at North Pond in Lincoln Park.
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Hark! A Poem About a Bird
In honor of National Poetry Month, COS offers this sampler of bird-themed poetry. Try your hand at matching the verse to the poem and poet.
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Birding Through the Year: April 2023
David Hoyt explores the sound of birds at his patch with this April installment of Birding Through the Year.
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Field Trip Report: Woodcock Walk Roundup
COS President, field trip leader, and all around Timberdoodle fan gives us a roundup of COS’s 2023 spring woodcock walks.
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Field Trip Report: Richard Clark Park
Field trip leader Vinod Babu recounts a recent COS field trip to Richard Clark Park.
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Women's History Month: Geneva Stratton-Porter
David Hoyt writes about Gene Stratton-Porter, a turn-of-the-century writer, photographer, and naturalist COS celebrates during this Women’s History Month
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Dan's Feathursday Feature: Ross's Gull
Enjoy this latest installment of Dan Lory’s Feathursday feature, in which he describes his encounter with the Ross’s Gull that showed up in Chicago earlier this month.
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Women's History Month: Marian Byrnes
Read about why COS celebrates Marian Byrnes, a Southeast Side conservation activist, during this Women’s History Month.
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Women's History Month: Hazel Johnson
Read about why COS celebrates Hazel Johnson, the mother of the environmental justice movement, during this Women’s History Month.
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Field Trip Report: Humboldt Park
David Hoyt reports on the recent COS field trip to Humboldt Park.
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COS Breaking News!
Enjoy this recap of the latest COS news for March 2023.
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Field Trip Report: Indian Ridge
Field Trip leader Jake Vinsel recaps the recent Indian Ridge Marsh COS bird walk.
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COS 2023 Indiana Dunes Birding Festival Guide
Read COS’s guide to this year’s Indiana Dunes Birding Festival.
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Field Trip Report: Basin Blitzes
Edward Warden recaps the COS Chicago River and Calumet River Basin Blitzes held this winter.
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