The Department of Planning and Development failed to make bird protection mandatory in the draft of its 2024 Sustainable Development Policy update. Learn how to express your objection to this proposal during the 30-day public comment period.
Read MoreTen walk participants joined a fun birding adventure led by guides Stephanie Beilke and Jake Vinsel at Indian Ridge Marsh in the Calumet Region.
Read MoreLearn how to become a BCN monitor and take part in their annual breeding bird survey.
Read MoreDavid Hoyt puts forth his manifesto for protecting Chicago’s iconic wildlife through a bird-friendly design ordinance.
Read MoreField Trip Leader David Rupp recaps the April 5 COS field trip to Humboldt Park.
Read MoreField Trip Leader Jake Vinsel recaps the March 16 COS field trip to Big Marsh.
Read MoreRead Bird Friendly Chicago’s Spring 2024 call to action. Learn what you can do to help ensure bird protection becomes mandatory in Chicago’s Sustainable Development Policy.
Read MoreWriter Brighten Jelke recaps the March 10 inaugural COS Loop field trip to look for peregrines.
Read MoreField trip report editor Kris Hansen recaps the February 24 COS field trip to Humboldt Park.
Read MoreThere are promising signs that show McCormick Place may finally be putting money where its mouth is and taking action for birds!
Read MoreRead COS’s guide to the 2024 Indiana Dunes Birding Festival.
Read MoreAfter four years, the city continues to hem and haw about implementing the bird friendly design ordinance. Meanwhile, new buildings are constructed that will lead to thousands of additional bird deaths. Read Bird Friendly Chicago’s full position statement on this issue.
Read MoreJon Evans writes of how the city’s most popular natural habitat and birding hotspot forged a great Chicago love story.
Read MoreTo celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, COS recognizes the women in conservation who are helping make the field more inclusive for all.
Read MoreLearn how to participate in the 2024 Great Chicago Backyard Bird Count.
Read MorePlease read this call to action and help us demand the implementation of the City of Chicago’s sustainable development policy that would require new projects through the Department of Planning and Development to meet bird-friendly design standards.
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